Bentonville, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bentonville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 874 total crimes committed in Bentonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,484.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bentonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bentonville is -36.12% below the national average.
  • Bentonville ranks #73 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Bentonville ranks #5,278 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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Bentonville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bentonville is 1,484.6 per 100,000 people. That's -36.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.81% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bentonville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 874 1,484.6 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 10.6 6.3
Robbery 2 3.4 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 156 265.0 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 188 319.3 671.9 369.8
Burglary 69 117.2 523.1 269.8
Larceny 575 976.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 71.3 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 686 1,165.3 2,613.4 1,954.4

Bentonville 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 Bentonville

188
Violent Crimes
319.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 188 violent crimes in Bentonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bentonville is 319.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bentonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.47% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bentonville

686
Property Crimes
1,165.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 686 property crimes in Bentonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bentonville is 1,165.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bentonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.41% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bentonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Bella Vista, AR 31,316 202 645.0 424.7 220.3
Centerton, AR 21,927 138 629.4 424.1 205.2
Lowell, AR 10,402 124 1,192.1 980.6 211.5
Pea Ridge, AR 7,643 83 1,086.0 824.3 261.7
Cave Springs, AR 6,218 23 369.9 257.3 112.6
Little Flock, AR 3,037 37 1,218.3 889.0 329.3

Bentonville SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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