Prescott, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prescott, AR Summary

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

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Prescott the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,049.7 total crimes per 100K people in Prescott.
  • The overall crime rate in Prescott is -11.81% below the national average.
  • Prescott ranks #106 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Prescott ranks #6,636 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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Prescott Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prescott is 2,049.7 per 100,000 people. That's -11.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.61% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prescott
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 2,049.7 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 268.8 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 11 369.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 11 369.6 523.1 269.8
Larceny 34 1,142.5 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 168.0 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 50 1,680.1 2,613.4 1,954.4

Prescott 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 Prescott

11
Violent Crimes
369.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Prescott in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prescott is 369.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 270.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prescott each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.99% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prescott

50
Property Crimes
1,680.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 property crimes in Prescott in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prescott is 1,680.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prescott each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.71% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prescott

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Texarkana, TX 35,859 1,195 3,332.5 2,914.2 418.3
Texarkana, AR 29,339 1,361 4,638.9 3,643.6 995.3
Magnolia, AR 11,059 441 3,987.7 3,445.2 542.5
Camden, AR 10,499 518 4,933.8 3,552.7 1,381.1
Arkadelphia, AR 10,233 220 2,149.9 1,905.6 244.3
Hope, AR 8,535 390 4,569.4 3,538.4 1,031.0
Gurdon, AR 1,847 41 2,219.8 974.6 1,245.3

Prescott SnackAbility

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