Batesville, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Batesville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 221 total crimes committed in Batesville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,901.4 total crimes per 100K people in Batesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Batesville is -10.28% below the national average.
  • Batesville ranks #131 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Batesville ranks #7,007 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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Batesville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Batesville is 1,901.4 per 100,000 people. That's -10.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -24.21% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Batesville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 221 1,901.4 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 2 17.2 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 266.7 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 51 438.8 579.4 359.0
Burglary 41 352.7 352.7 229.0
Larceny 112 963.6 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 146.3 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 170 1,462.6 1,929.5 1,760.0

Batesville 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 Batesville

51
Violent Crimes
438.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
22.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Batesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Batesville is 438.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Batesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 22.22% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.27% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Batesville

170
Property Crimes
1,462.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 170 property crimes in Batesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Batesville is 1,462.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Batesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.20% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Batesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Searcy, AR 24,108 643 2,667.2 2,269.0 398.2
Newport, AR 8,115 140 1,725.2 1,232.3 492.9
Pocahontas, AR 7,668 240 3,129.9 2,464.8 665.1
Heber Springs, AR 7,333 162 2,209.2 1,854.6 354.6

Batesville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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