Fayetteville, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 4,376 total crimes committed in Fayetteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,536.8 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 95.20% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #181 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Fayetteville ranks #9,236 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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Fayetteville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 4,536.8 per 100,000 people. That's 95.20% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.09% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,376 4,536.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.1 10.6 6.3
Robbery 40 41.5 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 389 403.3 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 486 503.9 671.9 369.8
Burglary 337 349.4 523.1 269.8
Larceny 3,155 3,270.9 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 398 412.6 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 3,890 4,032.9 2,613.4 1,954.4

Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville

486
Violent Crimes
503.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
36.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 486 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 503.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 36.25% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.01% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

3,890
Property Crimes
4,032.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
106.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,890 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 4,032.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 106.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.32% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springdale, AR 90,892 2,789 3,068.5 2,522.8 545.7
Rogers, AR 72,115 1,824 2,529.3 2,134.1 395.2
Bentonville, AR 58,871 874 1,484.6 1,165.3 319.3
Bella Vista, AR 31,316 202 645.0 424.7 220.3
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Centerton, AR 21,927 138 629.4 424.1 205.2
Siloam Springs, AR 17,957 506 2,817.8 2,249.8 568.0
Tahlequah, OK 16,757 270 1,611.3 1,456.1 155.2
Lowell, AR 10,402 124 1,192.1 980.6 211.5
Farmington, AR 8,862 77 868.9 699.6 169.3

Fayetteville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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