Barling, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Barling, AR Summary

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

  • There were 91 total crimes committed in Barling in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,695.9 total crimes per 100K people in Barling.
  • The overall crime rate in Barling is -19.98% below the national average.
  • Barling ranks #124 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Barling ranks #6,558 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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Barling Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barling is 1,695.9 per 100,000 people. That's -19.98% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.41% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barling
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 91 1,695.9 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 223.6 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 19 354.1 579.4 359.0
Burglary 9 167.7 352.7 229.0
Larceny 60 1,118.2 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 55.9 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 72 1,341.8 1,929.5 1,760.0

Barling 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 Barling

19
Violent Crimes
354.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Barling in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barling is 354.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 282.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barling each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.89% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barling

72
Property Crimes
1,341.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Barling in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barling is 1,341.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barling each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.46% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barling

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Greenwood, AR 9,721 53 545.2 329.2 216.0
Alma, AR 6,053 90 1,486.9 1,040.8 446.1
Pocola, OK 4,615 28 606.7 455.0 151.7

Barling SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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