Walnut Ridge, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Walnut Ridge, AR Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Walnut Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,273.9 total crimes per 100K people in Walnut Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Walnut Ridge is -45.19% below the national average.
  • Walnut Ridge ranks #54 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Walnut Ridge ranks #4,629 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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Walnut Ridge Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walnut Ridge is 1,273.9 per 100,000 people. That's -45.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.23% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walnut Ridge
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 1,273.9 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 291.2 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 18 327.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 20 364.0 523.1 269.8
Larceny 23 418.6 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 163.8 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 52 946.3 2,613.4 1,954.4

Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge

18
Violent Crimes
327.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Walnut Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walnut Ridge is 327.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 305.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walnut Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.25% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walnut Ridge

52
Property Crimes
946.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Walnut Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walnut Ridge is 946.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walnut Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.58% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.79% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walnut Ridge

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
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Batesville, AR 11,129 249 2,237.4 1,833.0 404.3
Pocahontas, AR 7,657 219 2,860.1 2,494.4 365.7
Newport, AR 7,335 499 6,803.0 5,180.6 1,622.4
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Bono, AR 2,738 8 292.2 292.2 0.0
Hoxie, AR 2,710 27 996.3 811.8 184.5

Walnut Ridge SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
9
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