Alma, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alma, AR Summary

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

  • There were 180 total crimes committed in Alma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,064.4 total crimes per 100K people in Alma.
  • The overall crime rate in Alma is 31.85% above the national average.
  • Alma ranks #144 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Alma ranks #8,201 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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Alma Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alma is 3,064.4 per 100,000 people. That's 31.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -6.73% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alma
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 180 3,064.4 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 255.4 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 24 408.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 32 544.8 523.1 269.8
Larceny 117 1,991.8 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 119.2 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 156 2,655.8 2,613.4 1,954.4

Alma 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 Alma

24
Violent Crimes
408.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alma is 408.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.19% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alma

156
Property Crimes
2,655.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 156 property crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alma is 2,655.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.62% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alma

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
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
Clarksville, AR 9,559 217 2,270.1 2,050.4 219.7
Poteau, OK 8,871 388 4,373.8 3,742.5 631.3
Farmington, AR 8,862 77 868.9 699.6 169.3
Sallisaw, OK 8,505 383 4,503.2 4,068.2 435.0
Barling, AR 4,894 83 1,696.0 1,205.6 490.4

Alma SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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