Crime in Arkansas: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Arkansas since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

531.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,644.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
196murders2025: 6.3 per 100,000.

Arkansas since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Arkansas 0184369553738 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Arkansas 01203240536084811 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202516,564531.819696213,24651,2351,644.98,7584,400
202418,122586.82341,20014,39660,0751,945.210,9795,506
202319,132623.32941,16015,35068,6542,236.712,5996,709
202219,895653.23131,21215,94575,1762,468.314,2267,689
202121,271702.43341,28217,19476,5802,529.014,6628,482
202020,363671.93211,57716,23979,2002,613.415,8547,933
201917,547580.82371,57613,31486,0292,847.717,7067,480
201816,904561.62221,59312,74889,1772,963.019,5207,307
201716,996566.02491,99812,60994,4193,144.222,3697,255
201616,563554.32172,12512,00798,0923,282.623,8147,187
201515,769529.51892,11711,45597,3913,270.522,8515,820
201414,248480.21752,03710,22099,4523,352.124,8165,635
201313,705463.21582,2619,796106,4773,598.730,3695,678
201213,851469.61742,31010,134109,3893,708.332,6735,734
201114,173482.31602,35710,426110,4303,757.934,0165,769
201014,711503.51342,36910,887103,8203,553.532,4635,561
200914,905515.81792,57610,772109,0783,775.034,7536,097
200814,649513.01652,77710,244110,3603,865.033,9126,543
200715,226537.11983,10510,629112,1303,955.532,0356,999
200615,538552.82052,74911,259112,0253,985.431,8647,515
200514,670528.51892,53210,747112,9144,067.930,1187,286
200413,814502.31762,37210,083110,9114,033.130,1516,518
200312,449456.41802,2279,13199,0843,632.425,0166,007
200211,501425.01422,5248,081101,1713,738.423,2296,813
200112,190452.41482,1818,96999,1063,677.822,1967,320
200011,904445.31682,0018,88798,1153,670.021,4436,932
199910,848425.21432,0247,97192,2833,617.021,6926,664
199812,442490.22012,4428,90696,2713,793.223,5597,187
199713,293526.92502,8149,131105,7594,191.825,5687,938
199613,161524.32192,8649,032104,7904,174.923,9257,855
199513,741553.22593,1229,435102,7804,137.724,7638,082
199414,598595.12943,15810,118103,1154,203.626,9117,726
199314,381593.32473,02710,079102,2314,217.526,6467,818
199213,831576.52593,0119,571100,4024,185.226,2147,900
199114,072593.32643,2179,533108,6774,581.729,0938,097
199012,511532.22412,6618,590101,8974,334.728,4646,803
198911,397473.72032,6607,61098,2134,082.028,7386,391
198810,237422.72112,0377,20991,9623,796.926,4435,156
19879,839412.01821,8906,98891,5373,833.225,7434,932
19869,365394.81911,8906,59883,7293,529.924,4294,623
19858,199347.61871,6175,70976,3723,237.522,2074,208
19847,549321.41761,5875,08971,5543,046.120,8103,937
19836,930297.71781,6144,55274,5633,202.922,3804,043
19827,438324.71871,8054,82481,2593,546.924,5474,262
19817,119310.32091,7764,55779,9723,486.124,7324,281
19807,656335.22101,8484,98979,3903,475.925,5594,273
19797,984366.21981,6265,56570,9493,254.521,4574,225

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Arkansas County2025729.61,265.96
Ashley County2025330.21,397.84
Baxter County2025124.31,374.56
Benton County2023351.91,389.917
Boone County2024256.81,014.34
Bradley County2025358.9456.03
Calhoun County2025213.31,023.72
Carroll County2025184.8759.94
Chicot County2025200.1835.44
Clark County2025287.81,093.85
Clay County2025263.6377.53
Cleburne County2025266.2954.76
Cleveland County2022273.41,652.22
Columbia County2025634.91,552.92
Conway County2025281.81,834.24
Craighead County2025463.41,969.69
Crawford County2017335.02,362.67
Crittenden County20221,892.73,864.06
Cross County2022775.72,489.34
Dallas County2025783.21,383.12
Desha County2025670.31,704.54
Drew County2025355.5924.32
Faulkner County2025380.21,364.27
Franklin County2024454.8858.54
Fulton County2025321.41,017.86
Garland County2025493.92,017.44
Grant County2025170.9790.62
Greene County2025215.62,082.53
Hempstead County2025692.01,727.32
Hot Spring County2025316.2919.43
Howard County2025166.81,068.84
Independence County2025416.3977.15
Izard County2024330.3277.32
Jackson County2023548.62,140.05
Jefferson County20251,058.72,631.05
Johnson County2025292.3751.73
Lafayette County2023448.8648.33
Lawrence County2025342.2782.35
Lee County2024839.41,481.32
Lincoln County2025261.0812.04
Little River County2025256.21,168.73
Logan County2025602.11,296.83
Lonoke County2025405.71,241.87
Madison County2019230.3900.32
Marion County2025231.71,137.74
Miller County2025947.72,351.32
Mississippi County2023599.32,279.511
Monroe County2025413.51,728.04
Montgomery County2025114.2333.12
Nevada County2025289.2993.52
Newton County2025332.7452.52
Ouachita County2025570.51,720.24
Perry County2024243.81,063.12
Phillips County2024944.22,079.74
Pike County2025124.3410.22
Poinsett County2023999.62,689.47
Polk County2025307.1905.92
Pope County2024352.9965.66
Prairie County2025431.71,066.54
Pulaski County20251,147.03,337.38
Randolph County2025250.11,161.82
Saline County2024306.81,466.65
Scott County2025331.91,375.13
Searcy County2025331.2356.62
Sebastian County2024644.62,719.410
Sevier County2025311.0672.82
Sharp County2024335.4891.23
St. Francis County20201,107.03,276.34
Stone County2025185.7812.42
Union County2024820.72,153.33
Van Buren County2025799.61,228.02
Washington County2025344.11,313.711
White County2024544.11,590.511
Woodruff County2025262.2908.94
Yell County2024342.2454.65

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Arkansas?
In 2025, 531.8 violent and 1,644.9 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Arkansas (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Arkansas?
196 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 6.3 per 100,000.

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