Harrisburg, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harrisburg, AR Summary

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

  • There were 52 total crimes committed in Harrisburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,364.7 total crimes per 100K people in Harrisburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Harrisburg is 1.74% above the national average.
  • Harrisburg ranks #126 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Harrisburg ranks #7,253 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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Harrisburg Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harrisburg is 2,364.7 per 100,000 people. That's 1.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.02% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harrisburg
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 52 2,364.7 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 45.5 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 500.2 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 16 727.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 12 545.7 523.1 269.8
Larceny 21 955.0 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 136.4 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 36 1,637.1 2,613.4 1,954.4

Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg

16
Violent Crimes
727.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
96.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Harrisburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harrisburg is 727.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harrisburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 96.76% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.29% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harrisburg

36
Property Crimes
1,637.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Harrisburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harrisburg is 1,637.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harrisburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.36% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harrisburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 79,865 3,171 3,970.5 3,324.4 646.1
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
West Memphis, AR 23,809 1,759 7,388.0 4,750.3 2,637.7
Marion, AR 13,602 474 3,484.8 2,779.0 705.8
Millington, TN 10,461 507 4,846.6 4,100.9 745.6
Wynne, AR 8,234 338 4,104.9 3,048.3 1,056.6
Newport, AR 7,335 499 6,803.0 5,180.6 1,622.4
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Osceola, AR 6,621 342 5,165.4 3,020.7 2,144.7
Marked Tree, AR 2,200 23 1,045.5 636.4 409.1

Harrisburg SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
4
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