Prairie Grove, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prairie Grove, AR Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Prairie Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,477.8 total crimes per 100K people in Prairie Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Prairie Grove is -36.42% below the national average.
  • Prairie Grove ranks #72 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Prairie Grove ranks #5,256 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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Prairie Grove Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prairie Grove is 1,477.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.02% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prairie Grove
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 1,477.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 259.3 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 21 272.2 671.9 369.8
Burglary 36 466.7 523.1 269.8
Larceny 51 661.1 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 77.8 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 93 1,205.6 2,613.4 1,954.4

Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove

21
Violent Crimes
272.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Prairie Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prairie Grove is 272.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 367.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prairie Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.49% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prairie Grove

93
Property Crimes
1,205.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Prairie Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prairie Grove is 1,205.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prairie Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.87% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prairie Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, AR 96,456 4,376 4,536.8 4,032.9 503.9
Springdale, AR 90,892 2,789 3,068.5 2,522.8 545.7
Fort Smith, AR 90,013 5,390 5,988.0 4,943.7 1,044.3
Rogers, AR 72,115 1,824 2,529.3 2,134.1 395.2
Bentonville, AR 58,871 874 1,484.6 1,165.3 319.3
Bella Vista, AR 31,316 202 645.0 424.7 220.3
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Centerton, AR 21,927 138 629.4 424.1 205.2
Siloam Springs, AR 17,957 506 2,817.8 2,249.8 568.0
Lowell, AR 10,402 124 1,192.1 980.6 211.5

Prairie Grove SnackAbility

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