Benton, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Benton, AR Summary

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

  • There were 1,029 total crimes committed in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,679.1 total crimes per 100K people in Benton.
  • The overall crime rate in Benton is 26.42% above the national average.
  • Benton ranks #166 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Benton ranks #8,262 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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Benton Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Benton is 2,679.1 per 100,000 people. That's 26.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 6.78% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benton
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,029 2,679.1 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 12 31.2 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 133 346.3 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 159 414.0 579.4 359.0
Burglary 91 236.9 352.7 229.0
Larceny 733 1,908.5 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 46 119.8 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 870 2,265.2 1,929.5 1,760.0

Benton 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 Benton

159
Violent Crimes
414.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
15.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 159 violent crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benton is 414.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benton each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 15.31% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.55% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benton

870
Property Crimes
2,265.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 870 property crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benton is 2,265.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Benton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.70% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.39% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Benton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Little Rock, AR 204,247 14,065 6,886.3 5,214.3 1,672.0
Conway, AR 71,417 1,836 2,570.8 2,047.1 523.7
North Little Rock, AR 64,487 3,542 5,492.6 4,312.5 1,180.1
Sherwood, AR 33,223 854 2,570.5 1,935.4 635.1
Jacksonville, AR 28,958 1,422 4,910.6 3,960.9 949.7
Cabot, AR 27,405 457 1,667.6 1,313.6 354.0
Bryant, AR 22,262 497 2,232.5 2,057.3 175.2
Maumelle, AR 19,516 253 1,296.4 1,117.0 179.3
Malvern, AR 11,155 341 3,056.9 2,402.5 654.4
Shannon Hills, AR 4,743 45 948.8 695.8 253.0

Benton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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