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The department was accredited for the first time by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission in 2016. [6] At that time, JPD was the largest of 27 police departments accredited in Mississippi. [6] In 2020, JPD opened a Real-Time Crime Center, where officers could access 600 public and private surveillance cameras in the city. [7]
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
Solutions are varied, but the homicide problem in Jackson remains a concern for law enforcement agencies. 'Crime albatross': How Jackson and Mississippi are addressing homicide rates Skip to main ...
Murder of James Craig Anderson. James Craig Anderson was a 47-year-old American man who was murdered in a hate crime in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 26, 2011, by 18-year-old Deryl Dedmon of Brandon. At the time of his death, Anderson was working on the assembly line at the Nissan plant in Canton, and raising an adopted son with his partner.
Each official came forth stating the safety and well-being of Jackson's citizens is a priority, and that this operation will address the growing issue of crime in the city. Mayor of Jackson Chokwe ...
More than six months after Gov. Tate Reeves announced an operation aimed at reducing crime, law enforcement officials are revealing more updates. More than 2,000 arrests made in Jackson after ...
Crime in Mississippi. In 2016 there were 91,115 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Mississippi, including 238 murders. [1] In 2017–2018 the violent crime rate dropped 8%. [2]
Violent crime rate by state (2022) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.