Paragould, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paragould, AR Summary

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

  • There were 1,498 total crimes committed in Paragould the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,944.5 total crimes per 100K people in Paragould.
  • The overall crime rate in Paragould is 112.74% above the national average.
  • Paragould ranks #188 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Paragould ranks #9,386 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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Paragould Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paragould is 4,944.5 per 100,000 people. That's 112.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.50% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paragould
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,498 4,944.5 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 14 46.2 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 295 973.7 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 346 1,142.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 168 554.5 523.1 269.8
Larceny 893 2,947.6 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 300.4 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,152 3,802.5 2,613.4 1,954.4

Paragould 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 Paragould

346
Violent Crimes
1,142.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
208.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 346 violent crimes in Paragould in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paragould is 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paragould each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 208.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 69.97% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paragould

1,152
Property Crimes
3,802.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
94.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,152 property crimes in Paragould in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paragould is 3,802.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paragould each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 94.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.50% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paragould

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
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,181 77 475.9 432.6 43.3
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Kennett, MO 10,139 435 4,290.4 3,856.4 434.0
Pocahontas, AR 7,657 219 2,860.1 2,494.4 365.7
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
Caruthersville, MO 5,212 310 5,947.8 3,568.7 2,379.1
Brookland, AR 4,355 82 1,882.9 1,423.7 459.2
Leachville, AR 1,943 39 2,007.2 1,698.4 308.8

Paragould SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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