Benton, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Benton:

  • There were 1,145 total crimes committed in Benton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,155.8 total crimes per 100K people in Benton.
  • The overall crime rate in Benton is 35.78% above the national average.
  • Benton ranks #148 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Benton ranks #8,306 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,155.8 per 100,000 people. That's 35.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.94% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benton
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,145 3,155.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 8.3 10.6 6.3
Robbery 12 33.1 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 93 256.3 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 125 344.5 671.9 369.8
Burglary 152 418.9 523.1 269.8
Larceny 793 2,185.7 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 75 206.7 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,020 2,811.3 2,613.4 1,954.4

Benton Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arkansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Benton

125
Violent Crimes
344.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-6.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 125 violent crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benton is 344.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 290.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benton each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -6.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.73% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benton

1,020
Property Crimes
2,811.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,020 property crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benton is 2,811.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.6 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 43.85% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.57% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 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 201,513 14,472 7,181.7 5,348.5 1,833.1
Conway, AR 66,487 2,274 3,420.2 2,842.7 577.6
North Little Rock, AR 63,663 3,733 5,863.7 4,633.8 1,229.9
Sherwood, AR 33,232 1,111 3,343.2 2,566.8 776.4
Jacksonville, AR 29,136 1,677 5,755.8 4,633.4 1,122.3
Cabot, AR 26,750 546 2,041.1 1,671.0 370.1
Bryant, AR 21,407 770 3,597.0 3,475.5 121.5
Maumelle, AR 19,273 310 1,608.5 1,416.5 192.0
Malvern, AR 10,824 481 4,443.8 3,686.3 757.6
Shannon Hills, AR 4,625 60 1,297.3 800.0 497.3

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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