Mena, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mena, AR Summary

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

  • There were 206 total crimes committed in Mena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,644.7 total crimes per 100K people in Mena.
  • The overall crime rate in Mena is 56.82% above the national average.
  • Mena ranks #164 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Mena ranks #8,717 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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Mena Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mena is 3,644.7 per 100,000 people. That's 56.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.94% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mena
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 206 3,644.7 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 17.7 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 17.7 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 247.7 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 21 371.5 671.9 369.8
Burglary 23 406.9 523.1 269.8
Larceny 155 2,742.4 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 123.8 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 185 3,273.2 2,613.4 1,954.4

Mena 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 Mena

21
Violent Crimes
371.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Mena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mena is 371.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 269.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mena each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.47% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.70% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mena

185
Property Crimes
3,273.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 185 property crimes in Mena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mena is 3,273.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.25% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenwood, AR 9,705 53 546.1 401.9 144.3
Poteau, OK 8,871 388 4,373.8 3,742.5 631.3
De Queen, AR 6,069 165 2,718.7 2,240.9 477.8
Pocola, OK 4,402 36 817.8 726.9 90.9
Broken Bow, OK 4,270 319 7,470.7 6,768.1 702.6
Waldron, AR 3,313 128 3,863.6 3,561.7 301.8
Heavener, OK 3,009 46 1,528.7 1,096.7 432.0

Mena SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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