Lavaca, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lavaca, AR Summary

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

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Lavaca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,293.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lavaca.
  • The overall crime rate in Lavaca is -44.35% below the national average.
  • Lavaca ranks #55 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Lavaca ranks #4,703 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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Lavaca Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lavaca is 1,293.5 per 100,000 people. That's -44.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.63% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lavaca
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 1,293.5 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 282.9 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 11 444.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 2 80.8 523.1 269.8
Larceny 16 646.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 121.3 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 21 848.8 2,613.4 1,954.4

Lavaca 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 Lavaca

11
Violent Crimes
444.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Lavaca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lavaca is 444.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lavaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.83% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lavaca

21
Property Crimes
848.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Lavaca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lavaca is 848.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lavaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.52% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lavaca

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
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
Charleston, AR 2,642 50 1,892.5 1,665.4 227.1

Lavaca SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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