Waldron, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waldron, AR Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Waldron the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,863.6 total crimes per 100K people in Waldron.
  • The overall crime rate in Waldron is 66.23% above the national average.
  • Waldron ranks #168 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Waldron ranks #8,865 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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Waldron Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waldron is 3,863.6 per 100,000 people. That's 66.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.60% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waldron
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 3,863.6 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 30.2 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 181.1 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 10 301.8 671.9 369.8
Burglary 51 1,539.4 523.1 269.8
Larceny 58 1,750.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 271.7 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 118 3,561.7 2,613.4 1,954.4

Waldron 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 Waldron

10
Violent Crimes
301.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Waldron in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waldron is 301.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 331.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waldron each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.08% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waldron

118
Property Crimes
3,561.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Waldron in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waldron is 3,561.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waldron each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.24% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.29% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waldron

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Smith, AR 90,013 5,390 5,988.0 4,943.7 1,044.3
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Greenwood, AR 9,705 53 546.1 401.9 144.3
Poteau, OK 8,871 388 4,373.8 3,742.5 631.3
Alma, AR 5,874 180 3,064.4 2,655.8 408.6
Mena, AR 5,652 206 3,644.7 3,273.2 371.5
Pocola, OK 4,402 36 817.8 726.9 90.9
Booneville, AR 3,826 68 1,777.3 1,333.0 444.3
Mansfield, AR 1,061 19 1,790.8 1,413.8 377.0

Waldron SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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