State crime profile · 2024
Arkansas Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 204 cities and 71 of 75 counties in Arkansas (AR), ranked safest to most dangerous from 380 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-08-24
- 580.1
- Violent / 100K
- 1,939.5
- Property / 100K
- 204
- Cities
- 71
- Counties
Arkansas violent crime is 580.1 per 100,000, 65% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Arkansas records 580.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 65% above the national average (about the 46th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 580.1 violent crimes per 100K
- +65% vs. the U.S. average
- 46th safest of 51 states & DC
- 1,939.5 property crimes per 100K
How safe is Arkansas? FBI UCR data snapshot
Arkansas (AR) reported 17,916 violent crimes and 59,899 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 380 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 580.1 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1939.5 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 3,088,354. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 204 Arkansas cities and 71 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Arkansas below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 448.2 to 580.1 per 100,000, a rise of 29.4%. City-level detail pages within Arkansas include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Arkansas ranks nationally
Arkansas vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
580 10th percentile among 51 U.S. states
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,088,354 | 17,916 | 580.1 | 59,899 | 1939.5 |
| 2023 | 3,067,732 | 18,888 | 615.7 | 68,351 | 2228.1 |
| 2022 | 3,045,637 | 19,786 | 649.7 | 75,200 | 2469.1 |
| 2021 | 3,025,891 | 20,887 | 690.3 | 75,912 | 2508.7 |
| 2020 | 3,030,522 | 20,163 | 665.3 | 78,671 | 2596 |
| 2019 | 3,017,804 | 17,230 | 570.9 | 84,193 | 2789.9 |
| 2018 | 3,013,825 | 16,618 | 551.4 | 87,882 | 2916 |
| 2017 | 3,004,279 | 16,361 | 544.6 | 90,612 | 3016.1 |
| 2016 | 2,988,248 | 15,899 | 532.1 | 94,219 | 3153 |
| 2015 | 2,978,204 | 14,877 | 499.5 | 91,828 | 3083.3 |
| 2014 | 2,966,369 | 13,295 | 448.2 | 92,153 | 3106.6 |
Cities in Arkansas
Safest cities in Arkansas
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Centerton 145
Centerton
145 /100K
- Bella Vista
Bella Vista
202 /100K
- Bentonville
Bentonville
255 /100K
- Rogers
Rogers
341 /100K
- Russellville
Russellville
350 /100K
- Cabot
Cabot
354 /100K
- Benton
Benton
414 /100K
- Fayetteville
Fayetteville
424 /100K
What this shows Centerton is the safest sizeable city in Arkansas, at 144.9 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Arkansas
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Little Rock
Little Rock
1,672 /100K
- Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff
1,581 /100K
- North Little Rock
North Little Rock
1,180 /100K
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville
950 /100K
- Paragould
Paragould
915 /100K
- Fort Smith
Fort Smith
842 /100K
- Texarkana
Texarkana
823 /100K
- Jonesboro
Jonesboro
720 /100K
What this shows Little Rock reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Arkansas, at 1,672 per 100,000.
Little Rock is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 20 Arkansas cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 204,247 | 1,672 | F |
| Fayetteville | 104,089 | 423.7 | D |
| Springdale | 91,630 | 491.1 | D |
| Fort Smith | 89,977 | 842.4 | F |
| Jonesboro | 81,256 | 719.9 | F |
| Rogers | 75,307 | 341.3 | C |
| Conway | 71,417 | 523.7 | D |
| North Little Rock | 64,487 | 1,180.1 | F |
| Bentonville | 61,109 | 255.3 | B |
| Pine Bluff | 38,524 | 1,580.8 | F |
| Benton | 38,408 | 414 | D |
| Hot Springs | 38,001 | 534.2 | F |
| Sherwood | 33,223 | 635.1 | F |
| Bella Vista | 33,122 | 202.3 | A |
| Paragould | 30,814 | 915.2 | F |
| Russellville | 29,467 | 349.5 | C |
| Texarkana | 29,173 | 822.7 | F |
| Jacksonville | 28,958 | 949.7 | F |
| Cabot | 27,405 | 354 | C |
| Centerton | 26,233 | 144.9 | A |
| Van Buren | 24,446 | 474.5 | D |
| Searcy | 24,108 | 398.2 | C |
| West Memphis | 23,617 | 1,922.3 | F |
| Bryant | 22,262 | 175.2 | B |
| Siloam Springs | 19,985 | 495.4 | D |
| Maumelle | 19,516 | 179.3 | B |
| El Dorado | 16,603 | 1,319 | F |
| Hot Springs Village | 15,861 | 88.3 | A+ |
| Marion | 13,619 | 778.3 | F |
| Harrison | 13,524 | 318 | C |
| Mountain Home | 13,427 | 275.6 | C |
| Blytheville | 12,354 | 1,359.9 | F |
| Forrest City | 12,332 | 1,175.8 | F |
| Lowell | 12,036 | 257.6 | B |
| Batesville | 11,623 | 438.8 | C |
| Malvern | 11,155 | 654.4 | F |
| Magnolia | 10,650 | 788.7 | F |
| Farmington | 10,608 | 235.7 | B |
| Arkadelphia | 10,222 | 293.5 | C |
| Camden | 10,025 | 1,087.3 | F |
| Greenwood | 9,721 | 216 | A |
| Clarksville | 9,680 | 464.9 | D |
| Pea Ridge | 9,480 | 369.2 | C |
| Beebe | 9,022 | 709.4 | F |
| Prairie Grove | 8,572 | 128.3 | A |
| Tontitown | 8,554 | 128.6 | A |
| Hope | 8,445 | 710.5 | F |
| Helena-West Helena | 8,404 | 1,630.2 | F |
| Newport | 8,115 | 492.9 | C |
| Monticello | 8,095 | 543.5 | D |
| Wynne | 7,919 | 1,022.9 | F |
| Pocahontas | 7,668 | 665.1 | F |
| Stuttgart | 7,642 | 1,308.6 | F |
| Trumann | 7,367 | 1,180.9 | F |
| Heber Springs | 7,333 | 354.6 | C |
| Morrilton | 7,112 | 534.3 | F |
| Ward | 7,108 | 281.4 | B |
| Cave Springs | 6,248 | 96 | A |
| Alma | 6,053 | 446.1 | C |
| De Queen | 5,998 | 216.7 | B |
| Berryville | 5,782 | 276.7 | C |
| Mena | 5,633 | 372.8 | C |
| White Hall | 5,398 | 277.9 | B |
| Barling | 5,366 | 354.1 | C |
| Sheridan | 5,268 | 531.5 | D |
| Warren | 5,141 | 252.9 | B |
| Cherokee Village | 4,986 | 200.6 | A |
| Shannon Hills | 4,743 | 253 | B |
| Brookland | 4,715 | 551.4 | D |
| Gentry | 4,668 | 299.9 | B |
| Vilonia | 4,656 | 64.4 | A |
| Crossett | 4,507 | 776.6 | F |
| Dardanelle | 4,504 | 399.6 | C |
| Lonoke | 4,283 | 840.5 | F |
| Austin | 4,204 | 214.1 | B |
| Haskell | 4,193 | 143.1 | A |
| Ashdown | 4,136 | 435.2 | D |
| Nashville | 4,010 | 423.9 | D |
| Elkins | 3,977 | 326.9 | B |
| Alexander | 3,854 | 570.8 | F |
| Booneville | 3,825 | 470.6 | D |
| Gravette | 3,813 | 262.3 | B |
| Manila | 3,724 | 402.8 | C |
| Johnson | 3,693 | 297.9 | C |
| Ozark | 3,605 | 665.7 | F |
| Dumas | 3,562 | 1,151 | F |
| Piggott | 3,509 | 85.5 | A |
| Waldron | 3,354 | 298.2 | C |
| Pottsville | 3,330 | 90.1 | A+ |
| Paris | 3,312 | 785 | F |
| Marianna | 3,243 | 1,819.3 | F |
| Green Forest | 3,214 | 560 | D |
| Fordyce | 3,177 | 786.9 | F |
| Corning | 3,086 | 259.2 | B |
| Little Flock | 3,030 | 297 | B |
| Prescott | 2,986 | 301.4 | C |
| Mountain View | 2,953 | 474.1 | D |
| Bono | 2,907 | 103.2 | B |
| Atkins | 2,893 | 311.1 | C |
| DeWitt | 2,844 | 457.1 | C |
Counties in Arkansas
71 of 75 Census county-equivalents (94.7%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Arkansas, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Pulaski 112
Pulaski
112 /100K
- Benton 39
Benton
39 /100K
- Washington 59
Washington
59 /100K
- Sebastian 17
Sebastian
17 /100K
- Faulkner 71
Faulkner
71 /100K
- Saline
Saline
131 /100K
- Craighead 49
Craighead
49 /100K
- Garland
Garland
321 /100K
Nationwide peers for Arkansas
Similar violent rate (~580.1/100K)
- Tennessee · 601.6/100K violent
- Colorado · 481.2/100K violent
- California · 476.8/100K violent
- New Mexico · 696.9/100K violent
Similar property rate (~1,939.5/100K)
- North Carolina · 1929.5/100K property
- Missouri · 1971.6/100K property
- South Carolina · 1988.2/100K property
- Oklahoma · 2008.3/100K property
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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