Bella Vista, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bella Vista, AR Summary

Crime in Bella Vista research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bella Vista 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 Bella Vista:

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Bella Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 645.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bella Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Bella Vista is -72.25% below the national average.
  • Bella Vista ranks #21 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Bella Vista ranks #2,411 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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Bella Vista Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bella Vista is 645.0 per 100,000 people. That's -72.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.37% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bella Vista
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 645.0 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 3.2 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 124.5 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 69 220.3 671.9 369.8
Burglary 10 31.9 523.1 269.8
Larceny 118 376.8 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 16.0 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 133 424.7 2,613.4 1,954.4

Bella Vista 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 Bella Vista

69
Violent Crimes
220.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Bella Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bella Vista is 220.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 453.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bella Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.21% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bella Vista

133
Property Crimes
424.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 133 property crimes in Bella Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bella Vista is 424.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 235.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bella Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.75% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bella Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, AR 96,456 4,376 4,536.8 4,032.9 503.9
Springdale, AR 90,892 2,789 3,068.5 2,522.8 545.7
Rogers, AR 72,115 1,824 2,529.3 2,134.1 395.2
Bentonville, AR 58,871 874 1,484.6 1,165.3 319.3
Centerton, AR 21,927 138 629.4 424.1 205.2
Siloam Springs, AR 17,957 506 2,817.8 2,249.8 568.0
Neosho, MO 12,864 374 2,907.3 2,759.6 147.7
Lowell, AR 10,402 124 1,192.1 980.6 211.5
Monett, MO 9,782 248 2,535.3 2,330.8 204.5
Pea Ridge, AR 7,643 83 1,086.0 824.3 261.7

Bella Vista SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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