Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in Jackson Township fell 25% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Jackson Township grades C for safety (#231 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): more crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Jackson Township
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Ohio towns on Jackson Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: North Canton (B+), Perry Township (B), Massillon (C+), Canton (D−). Plain Township, Green and Lawrence Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A college town
Jackson Township is home to Stark State College, with 7,044 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 6% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Jackson Township has 35,705 jobs based in town for 43,403 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Jackson Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (1.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
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| Year | Jackson Township property | Rest of Ohio property | Jackson Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Jackson Township’s police reported 250 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Jackson Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 16 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
772 crimes reported in 2025
99 violent and 673 property, as reported to the FBI by Jackson Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 people died in crashes on Jackson Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Jackson Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died.
That is 4.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Jackson Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | C | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| Massillon | C+ | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| Canton | D− | 10.7 | 37.0 |
| Plain Township | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | B | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| Green | — | — | — |
| North Canton | B+ | 0.6 | 10.5 |
| Lawrence Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Plain Township, Green and Lawrence Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | C | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| Fairfield | B− | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| Cleveland Heights | C+ | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| Huber Heights | C+ | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| Lancaster | C− | 4.1 | 19.7 |
| Reynoldsburg | D | 4.4 | 24.8 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Jackson Township’s population (43,403), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Jackson Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Jackson Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (43,144 in 2025); our figure for Jackson Township is 43,403 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Jackson Township
Is Jackson Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Jackson Township reports more crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #231 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 1.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Jackson Township?
1.9 violent and 19.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Jackson Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Jackson Township in 2025?
Jackson Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Jackson Township safer than Massillon?
Massillon reports less crime per resident than Jackson Township: Massillon grades C+ for safety and Jackson Township C. Massillon’s police reported 2.5 violent and 13.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Jackson Township?
Jackson Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Jackson Township, Stark County”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.