Austin, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Austin, AR Summary

Crime in Austin research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Austin over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Austin:

  • There were 29 total crimes committed in Austin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 637.8 total crimes per 100K people in Austin.
  • The overall crime rate in Austin is -72.56% below the national average.
  • Austin ranks #20 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Austin ranks #2,375 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Austin Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Austin is 637.8 per 100,000 people. That's -72.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.59% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Austin
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 637.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 66.0 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 4 88.0 671.9 369.8
Burglary 11 241.9 523.1 269.8
Larceny 13 285.9 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 22.0 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 25 549.8 2,613.4 1,954.4

Austin Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arkansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Austin

4
Violent Crimes
88.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Austin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Austin is 88.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,136.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Austin each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.91% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Austin

25
Property Crimes
549.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Austin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Austin is 549.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Austin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.96% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Austin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Little Rock, AR 201,513 14,472 7,181.7 5,348.5 1,833.1
Conway, AR 66,487 2,274 3,420.2 2,842.7 577.6
North Little Rock, AR 63,663 3,733 5,863.7 4,633.8 1,229.9
Benton, AR 36,282 1,145 3,155.8 2,811.3 344.5
Sherwood, AR 33,232 1,111 3,343.2 2,566.8 776.4
Jacksonville, AR 29,136 1,677 5,755.8 4,633.4 1,122.3
Cabot, AR 26,750 546 2,041.1 1,671.0 370.1
Searcy, AR 23,175 975 4,207.1 3,693.6 513.5
Bryant, AR 21,407 770 3,597.0 3,475.5 121.5
Maumelle, AR 19,273 310 1,608.5 1,416.5 192.0

Austin SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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