How has crime changed in Arkansas since 1985?

Police in Arkansas reported about 535 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 712 in 2021, and 1,669 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,612 in 1991. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Arkansas and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Arkansas Violent, U.S. Property, Arkansas Property, U.S.
1985 348.4 570.3 3,273.3 4,780.0
1986 398.4 633.6 3,582.5 5,015.3
1987 413.2 624.9 3,856.5 5,090.1
1988 424.9 630.2 3,842.1 5,045.9
1989 475.9 680.5 4,119.0 5,211.5
1990 531.4 749.8 4,361.3 5,227.0
1991 593.9 798.1 4,611.8 5,388.4
1992 576.6 785.4 4,211.9 5,089.3
1993 591.8 764.1 4,237.8 4,814.1
1994 595.7 740.4 4,229.5 4,752.4
1995 553.3 720.6 4,162.3 4,796.6
1996 525.9 658.8 4,216.3 4,553.0
1997 528.1 644.9 4,224.0 4,494.7
1998 490.8 603.8 3,814.5 4,212.6
1999 424.0 545.8 3,636.6 3,872.6
2000 447.5 534.4 3,715.4 3,751.7
2001 422.8 529.5 3,606.1 3,801.5
2002 417.6 512.9 3,700.5 3,737.7
2003 493.0 493.7 3,972.7 3,704.0
2004 518.9 478.6 4,088.4 3,599.4
2005 547.2 483.0 4,209.9 3,518.3
2006 555.7 486.9 4,045.2 3,397.1
2007 536.5 477.9 3,991.8 3,316.1
2008 513.4 463.7 3,891.7 3,252.3
2009 526.8 436.8 3,886.8 3,076.7
2010 514.7 408.1 3,654.7 2,963.4
2011 490.0 390.1 3,826.9 2,925.7
2012 475.7 390.7 3,762.0 2,881.3
2013 457.1 378.2 3,568.7 2,759.3
2014 465.7 373.7 3,227.6 2,591.8
2015 514.1 384.6 3,172.9 2,495.2
2016 539.3 399.5 3,195.4 2,469.1
2017 559.0 397.5 3,094.9 2,372.4
2018 569.7 384.8 3,012.2 2,206.8
2019 594.9 381.0 2,906.8 2,109.0
2020 691.1 399.3 2,697.0 1,955.3
2021 711.8 360.9 2,586.0 1,762.2
2022 660.0 398.2 2,507.6 1,998.5
2023 629.6 385.6 2,278.1 1,950.5
2024 589.6 363.4 1,970.4 1,766.8
2025 535.3 329.3 1,668.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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