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Jackson County, MO Arrest Records

Jackson County, MO is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.12 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Jefferson, Scott, Lincoln, Stone, Boone counties in Missouri.
Jackson County, MO property crime rate is 0.55 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 220 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 20.29% compared to 2015.

Jackson County, MO Crime Rate

Total arrests in Jackson County in 2016 decreased by 19.45% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 47 to 85 while non-violent crime decreased by 28.28% from 534 to 383.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 220
Burglary 125
Aggravated assault 64
Motor vehicle theft 38
Revised rape 10

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Jackson County increased by 80.85% from 2015 and increased by 102.38% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 42 to 85. In 2016 violent crime rate in Jackson County was 97.38% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.012%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Jackson County decreased by 28.28% from 2015 and decreased by 31.12% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 556 to 383. In 2016 property crime rate in Jackson County was 98.05% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.055%.

How Jackson stands up against other counties

Jackson vs. Greene

You’ll be in more safety in Jackson compared to Greene county that had 617.37% higher crime rate compared to Jackson county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0130 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0346 in Greene county.
Larceny rates of 0.3180 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 2.7088 in Greene county.

Jackson vs. Clay

You’ll be in more safety in Jackson compared to Clay county that had 76.83% higher crime rate compared to Jackson county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0029 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0042 in Clay county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.0549 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0795 in Clay county.

Names with the most arrests in Jackson

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Jackson, Missouri, the most crimes, that's 40.97% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Jackson County is 0.98% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.19 daily crimes that occur in Jackson County.
  • Jackson, MO is safer than Greene.
  • In Jackson County you have a 1 in 1478 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Jackson, MO have decreased by 19.45%.

Jackson Police Departments

Cities in Jackson County

Names in Jackson County