Alma, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Alma, AR Summary

Crime in Alma research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alma over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alma:

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,486.9 total crimes per 100K people in Alma.
  • The overall crime rate in Alma is -29.84% below the national average.
  • Alma ranks #104 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Alma ranks #6,007 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Alma Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alma is 1,486.9 per 100,000 people. That's -29.84% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.74% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alma
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 1,486.9 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 330.4 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 27 446.1 579.4 359.0
Burglary 11 181.7 352.7 229.0
Larceny 48 793.0 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 66.1 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 63 1,040.8 1,929.5 1,760.0

Alma Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arkansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Alma

27
Violent Crimes
446.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alma is 446.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.01% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alma

63
Property Crimes
1,040.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 property crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alma is 1,040.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.86% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.06% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, AR 104,089 2,909 2,794.7 2,371.0 423.7
Springdale, AR 91,630 2,210 2,411.9 1,920.8 491.1
Fort Smith, AR 89,977 4,073 4,526.7 3,684.3 842.4
Van Buren, AR 24,446 616 2,519.8 2,045.3 474.5
Farmington, AR 10,608 63 593.9 358.2 235.7
Greenwood, AR 9,721 53 545.2 329.2 216.0
Clarksville, AR 9,680 242 2,500.0 2,035.1 464.9
Poteau, OK 9,161 296 3,231.1 2,936.4 294.7
Sallisaw, OK 8,688 318 3,660.2 3,153.8 506.4
Barling, AR 5,366 91 1,695.9 1,341.8 354.1

Alma SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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