Fayetteville, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, AR Summary

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

  • There were 2,909 total crimes committed in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,794.7 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 31.87% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #170 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Fayetteville ranks #8,390 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.

Additional research about crime in Arkansas

Fayetteville Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,794.7 per 100,000 people. That's 31.87% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.39% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,909 2,794.7 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 8 7.7 7.3 5.0
Robbery 28 26.9 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 350 336.3 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 441 423.7 579.4 359.0
Burglary 238 228.7 352.7 229.0
Larceny 2,024 1,944.5 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 206 197.9 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 2,468 2,371.0 1,929.5 1,760.0

Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville

441
Violent Crimes
423.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 441 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 423.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.02% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.87% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

2,468
Property Crimes
2,371.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,468 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,371.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.72% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.88% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

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
Bentonville, AR 61,109 662 1,083.3 828.0 255.3
Centerton, AR 26,233 101 385.0 240.2 144.9
Van Buren, AR 24,446 616 2,519.8 2,045.3 474.5
Siloam Springs, AR 19,985 370 1,851.4 1,356.0 495.4
Tahlequah, OK 17,037 422 2,477.0 2,295.0 182.0
Lowell, AR 12,036 108 897.3 639.7 257.6
Farmington, AR 10,608 63 593.9 358.2 235.7
Prairie Grove, AR 8,572 53 618.3 490.0 128.3

Fayetteville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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