Jonesboro, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jonesboro, AR Summary

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

  • There were 3,171 total crimes committed in Jonesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,970.5 total crimes per 100K people in Jonesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Jonesboro is 70.83% above the national average.
  • Jonesboro ranks #172 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Jonesboro ranks #8,938 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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Jonesboro Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jonesboro is 3,970.5 per 100,000 people. That's 70.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.85% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jonesboro
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,171 3,970.5 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 9 11.3 10.6 6.3
Robbery 43 53.8 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 381 477.1 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 516 646.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 897 1,123.1 523.1 269.8
Larceny 1,549 1,939.5 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 209 261.7 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 2,655 3,324.4 2,613.4 1,954.4

Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro

516
Violent Crimes
646.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
74.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 516 violent crimes in Jonesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jonesboro is 646.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jonesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 74.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.85% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jonesboro

2,655
Property Crimes
3,324.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,655 property crimes in Jonesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jonesboro is 3,324.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jonesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 70.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.20% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jonesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Kennett, MO 10,139 435 4,290.4 3,856.4 434.0
Wynne, AR 8,234 338 4,104.9 3,048.3 1,056.6
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
Osceola, AR 6,621 342 5,165.4 3,020.7 2,144.7
Brookland, AR 4,355 82 1,882.9 1,423.7 459.2
Bono, AR 2,738 8 292.2 292.2 0.0

Jonesboro SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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