Greenwood, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenwood, AR Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Greenwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 546.1 total crimes per 100K people in Greenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenwood is -76.50% below the national average.
  • Greenwood ranks #16 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Greenwood ranks #2,002 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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Greenwood Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenwood is 546.1 per 100,000 people. That's -76.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.38% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenwood
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 546.1 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 123.6 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 14 144.3 671.9 369.8
Burglary 13 134.0 523.1 269.8
Larceny 22 226.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 41.2 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 39 401.9 2,613.4 1,954.4

Greenwood 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 Greenwood

14
Violent Crimes
144.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 144.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 693.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.53% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenwood

39
Property Crimes
401.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenwood is 401.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 248.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.62% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Smith, AR 90,013 5,390 5,988.0 4,943.7 1,044.3
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Clarksville, AR 9,559 217 2,270.1 2,050.4 219.7
Poteau, OK 8,871 388 4,373.8 3,742.5 631.3
Sallisaw, OK 8,505 383 4,503.2 4,068.2 435.0
Alma, AR 5,874 180 3,064.4 2,655.8 408.6
Mena, AR 5,652 206 3,644.7 3,273.2 371.5
Barling, AR 4,894 83 1,696.0 1,205.6 490.4
Pocola, OK 4,402 36 817.8 726.9 90.9
Lavaca, AR 2,474 32 1,293.5 848.8 444.6

Greenwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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