Pottsville, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pottsville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Pottsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 959.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pottsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Pottsville is -58.73% below the national average.
  • Pottsville ranks #35 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Pottsville ranks #3,583 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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Pottsville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pottsville is 959.2 per 100,000 people. That's -58.73% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.80% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pottsville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 959.2 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 123.8 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 4 123.8 671.9 369.8
Burglary 5 154.7 523.1 269.8
Larceny 22 680.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 27 835.4 2,613.4 1,954.4

Pottsville 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 Pottsville

4
Violent Crimes
123.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Pottsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pottsville is 123.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 808.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pottsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.58% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pottsville

27
Property Crimes
835.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Pottsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pottsville is 835.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pottsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.03% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pottsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Conway, AR 66,487 2,274 3,420.2 2,842.7 577.6
Hot Springs, AR 38,174 2,434 6,376.1 5,862.6 513.4
Russellville, AR 29,533 1,007 3,409.7 2,851.0 558.7
Maumelle, AR 19,273 310 1,608.5 1,416.5 192.0
Clarksville, AR 9,559 217 2,270.1 2,050.4 219.7
Morrilton, AR 7,104 310 4,363.7 3,983.7 380.1
Dardanelle, AR 4,485 94 2,095.9 1,783.7 312.2
Atkins, AR 2,864 79 2,758.4 2,234.6 523.7
Dover, AR 1,335 17 1,273.4 1,273.4 0.0

Pottsville SnackAbility

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