Bentonville, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bentonville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 662 total crimes committed in Bentonville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,083.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bentonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bentonville is -48.88% below the national average.
  • Bentonville ranks #71 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Bentonville ranks #4,713 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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Bentonville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bentonville is 1,083.3 per 100,000 people. That's -48.88% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -56.82% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bentonville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 662 1,083.3 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 3 4.9 7.3 5.0
Robbery 2 3.3 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 128 209.5 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 156 255.3 579.4 359.0
Burglary 54 88.4 352.7 229.0
Larceny 421 688.9 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 31 50.7 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 506 828.0 1,929.5 1,760.0

Bentonville 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 Bentonville

156
Violent Crimes
255.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 156 violent crimes in Bentonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bentonville is 255.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 391.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bentonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.94% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bentonville

506
Property Crimes
828.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 506 property crimes in Bentonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bentonville is 828.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bentonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.09% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bentonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springdale, AR 91,630 2,210 2,411.9 1,920.8 491.1
Rogers, AR 75,307 1,217 1,616.1 1,274.8 341.3
Centerton, AR 26,233 101 385.0 240.2 144.9
Lowell, AR 12,036 108 897.3 639.7 257.6
Pea Ridge, AR 9,480 91 959.9 590.7 369.2
Cave Springs, AR 6,248 22 352.1 256.1 96.0

Bentonville SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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