The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Jackson, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$49.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Jackson, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,273 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Jackson with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Jackson, MI Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Jackson's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Jackson sits in the 49th percentile, ahead of 49% of cities and behind 51%. The grade covers only Jackson's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Jackson is 24.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 86 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Jackson, MI report the most crime, about 380 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 128 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Jackson, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Jackson for 2025 is $49,269,023, about $520 per resident and $1,273 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Jackson Compared to Other Cities?

Jackson, MI:	$520
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Jackson is $520 per year, which is $56 more than the national average and $34 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Jackson:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,328 more than in Jackson.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $371 less than in Jackson

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Jackson for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Jackson	Cost per Jackson Resident
Murder	$20.0 million	$211
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.96 million	$63
Robbery	$962,574	$10
Assault	$8.54 million	$90
Kidnapping	$456,657	$5
Vehicle Theft	$2.12 million	$22
Burglary	$2.17 million	$23
Theft	$4.69 million	$50
Arson	$428,963	$5
Vandalism	$2.49 million	$26
Animal Cruelty	$68,763	$1
Drug Crimes	$990,801	$10
Identity Theft	$380,134	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$49,269,023	$520

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Jackson, MI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Jackson totals $163,624,861 ($1,728 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $212,893,884 ($2,249 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Jackson has 12, do the same, and of Jackson's 94,682 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Jackson Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Jackson residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.140
Robbery	0.3232
Rape	1.039
Murder	0.1125
Total Violent Crime	4.615 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.564
Vehicle Theft	1.444
Burglary	2.522
Arson	0.1876
Total Property Crime	13.72 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0795
Drug Crimes	1.415
Vandalism	3.678
Identity Theft	0.5187
Animal Cruelty	0.0982
Total "Other" Rate	5.789 (B)

Individual Jackson Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Jackson is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Jackson.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Vandercook Lake, MI	B+	C	B
Michigan Center, MI	B+	C	B
Sandstone, MI	A+	B	A+
Leoni, MI	A+	B	A
Liberty, MI	A+	B+	A+
Spring Arbor, MI	A+	B+	A+
Parma, MI	A+	B+	A
Pleasant Lake, MI	A	B-	A
Rives Junction, MI	A	B	A
Clarklake, MI	A+	B	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Jackson is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tracy, CA	B	C-	C-
Santa Monica, CA	D-	D-	D-
Utica, MI	B-	B	B
Holland, MI	A-	C	C
Kennesaw, GA	D+	D-	D-
Norwalk, CT	C	A	A
Macomb, MI	A	A	A
Mount Pleasant, SC	D	C+	C+
Williamsburg, VA	C	B+	B+
Westminster, CA	C+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Jackson is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jackson, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Jackson schools on SchoolGrade

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