Blytheville, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Blytheville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 646 total crimes committed in Blytheville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,073.8 total crimes per 100K people in Blytheville.
  • The overall crime rate in Blytheville is 118.30% above the national average.
  • Blytheville ranks #191 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Blytheville ranks #9,425 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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Blytheville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blytheville is 5,073.8 per 100,000 people. That's 118.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.44% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blytheville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 646 5,073.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 23.6 10.6 6.3
Robbery 8 62.8 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 832.5 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 123 966.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 48 377.0 523.1 269.8
Larceny 454 3,565.8 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 164.9 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 523 4,107.8 2,613.4 1,954.4

Blytheville 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 Blytheville

123
Violent Crimes
966.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
161.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 123 violent crimes in Blytheville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blytheville is 966.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blytheville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 161.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.78% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blytheville

523
Property Crimes
4,107.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
110.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 523 property crimes in Blytheville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blytheville is 4,107.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blytheville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 110.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.18% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blytheville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 79,865 3,171 3,970.5 3,324.4 646.1
Bartlett, TN 56,928 1,248 2,192.2 1,951.6 240.7
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Millington, TN 10,461 507 4,846.6 4,100.9 745.6
Atoka, TN 10,345 71 686.3 483.3 203.0
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Munford, TN 6,466 83 1,283.6 1,129.0 154.7
Caruthersville, MO 5,212 310 5,947.8 3,568.7 2,379.1
Gosnell, AR 3,148 58 1,842.4 1,334.2 508.3
Steele, MO 1,825 78 4,274.0 3,506.8 767.1

Blytheville SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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