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Jackson County, FL Arrest Records

Jackson County, FL is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.95 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Lee, Polk, Collier counties in Florida.
Jackson County, FL property crime rate is 14.12 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 474 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 3.27% compared to 2015.

Jackson County, FL Crime Rate

Total arrests in Jackson County in 2016 increased by 3.2% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 110 to 94 while non-violent crime increased by 6.24% from 641 to 681.

5 Crimes In Jackson County, FL in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 474
Burglary 167
Aggravated assault 72
Motor vehicle theft 40
Revised rape 16

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Jackson County decreased by 14.55% from 2015 and decreased by 24.19% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 124 to 94. In 2016 violent crime rate in Jackson County was 58.47% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.195%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Jackson County increased by 6.24% from 2015 and decreased by 4.76% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 715 to 681. In 2016 property crime rate in Jackson County was 50.32% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.412%.

How Jackson stands up against other counties

Jackson vs. Gadsden

You’ll be in more risk in Jackson compared to Gadsden county that had 39.4% lower crime rate compared to Jackson county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0435 in Gadsden county.
Burglary rates of 3.4626 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 3.7604 in Gadsden county.

Jackson vs. Suwannee

You’ll be in more risk in Jackson compared to Suwannee county that had 20.57% lower crime rate compared to Jackson county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.4929 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 3.0369 in Suwannee county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.8294 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.8677 in Suwannee county.

Names with the most arrests in Jackson

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Jackson, Florida, the most crimes, that's 32.34% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Jackson County is 0.51% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.4 daily crimes that occur in Jackson County.
  • Jackson, FL is more violent than Gadsden.
  • In Jackson County you have a 1 in 62 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Jackson, FL have increased by 3.2%.

Jackson Police Departments

Cities in Jackson County

Names in Jackson County