Ward, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ward, AR Summary

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

  • There were 175 total crimes committed in Ward the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,643.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ward.
  • The overall crime rate in Ward is 13.72% above the national average.
  • Ward ranks #134 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Ward ranks #7,680 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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Ward Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ward is 2,643.1 per 100,000 people. That's 13.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.55% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ward
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 175 2,643.1 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 2 30.2 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 619.2 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 46 694.8 671.9 369.8
Burglary 35 528.6 523.1 269.8
Larceny 87 1,314.0 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 105.7 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 129 1,948.3 2,613.4 1,954.4

Ward 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 Ward

46
Violent Crimes
694.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
87.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Ward in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ward is 694.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ward each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 87.87% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.40% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ward

129
Property Crimes
1,948.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Ward in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ward is 1,948.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ward each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.45% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ward

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Little Rock, AR 201,513 14,472 7,181.7 5,348.5 1,833.1
Conway, AR 66,487 2,274 3,420.2 2,842.7 577.6
North Little Rock, AR 63,663 3,733 5,863.7 4,633.8 1,229.9
Benton, AR 36,282 1,145 3,155.8 2,811.3 344.5
Sherwood, AR 33,232 1,111 3,343.2 2,566.8 776.4
Jacksonville, AR 29,136 1,677 5,755.8 4,633.4 1,122.3
Cabot, AR 26,750 546 2,041.1 1,671.0 370.1
Searcy, AR 23,175 975 4,207.1 3,693.6 513.5
Bryant, AR 21,407 770 3,597.0 3,475.5 121.5
Maumelle, AR 19,273 310 1,608.5 1,416.5 192.0

Ward SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
4
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