Charleston, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charleston, AR Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in Charleston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,892.5 total crimes per 100K people in Charleston.
  • The overall crime rate in Charleston is -18.57% below the national average.
  • Charleston ranks #99 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Charleston ranks #6,312 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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Charleston Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charleston is 1,892.5 per 100,000 people. That's -18.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.40% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charleston
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 1,892.5 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 113.6 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 6 227.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 11 416.4 523.1 269.8
Larceny 31 1,173.4 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 75.7 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 44 1,665.4 2,613.4 1,954.4

Charleston 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 Charleston

6
Violent Crimes
227.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Charleston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charleston is 227.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 440.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charleston each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.20% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charleston

44
Property Crimes
1,665.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Charleston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charleston is 1,665.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charleston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.27% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Charleston

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
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
Sallisaw, OK 8,505 383 4,503.2 4,068.2 435.0
Alma, AR 5,874 180 3,064.4 2,655.8 408.6
Barling, AR 4,894 83 1,696.0 1,205.6 490.4
Pocola, OK 4,402 36 817.8 726.9 90.9
Booneville, AR 3,826 68 1,777.3 1,333.0 444.3

Charleston SnackAbility

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