Little Rock, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Little Rock, AR Summary

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

  • There were 14,472 total crimes committed in Little Rock the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,181.7 total crimes per 100K people in Little Rock.
  • The overall crime rate in Little Rock is 209.00% above the national average.
  • Little Rock ranks #205 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Little Rock ranks #9,730 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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Little Rock Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Little Rock is 7,181.7 per 100,000 people. That's 209.00% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 118.60% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Little Rock
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,472 7,181.7 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 79 39.2 10.6 6.3
Robbery 429 212.9 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,936 1,457.0 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 3,694 1,833.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 1,926 955.8 523.1 269.8
Larceny 7,775 3,858.3 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,077 534.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 10,778 5,348.5 2,613.4 1,954.4

Little Rock 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 Little Rock

3,694
Violent Crimes
1,833.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
395.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,694 violent crimes in Little Rock in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Little Rock is 1,833.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Little Rock each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 395.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 172.82% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Little Rock

10,778
Property Crimes
5,348.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
173.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,778 property crimes in Little Rock in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Little Rock is 5,348.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Little Rock each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 173.67% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.66% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Little Rock

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
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
Shannon Hills, AR 4,625 60 1,297.3 800.0 497.3
Alexander, AR 3,798 110 2,896.3 2,080.0 816.2

Little Rock SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
2
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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