Hot Springs, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hot Springs, AR Summary

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

  • There were 2,434 total crimes committed in Hot Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,376.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hot Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Hot Springs is 174.33% above the national average.
  • Hot Springs ranks #201 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Hot Springs ranks #9,652 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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Hot Springs Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hot Springs is 6,376.1 per 100,000 people. That's 174.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 94.08% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hot Springs
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,434 6,376.1 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 13.1 10.6 6.3
Robbery 29 76.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 130 340.5 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 196 513.4 671.9 369.8
Burglary 363 950.9 523.1 269.8
Larceny 1,687 4,419.2 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 188 492.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 2,238 5,862.6 2,613.4 1,954.4

Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs

196
Violent Crimes
513.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 196 violent crimes in Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hot Springs is 513.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.59% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hot Springs

2,238
Property Crimes
5,862.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
199.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,238 property crimes in Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hot Springs is 5,862.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 199.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 124.33% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hot Springs

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
Benton, AR 36,282 1,145 3,155.8 2,811.3 344.5
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
Arkadelphia, AR 10,233 220 2,149.9 1,905.6 244.3
Morrilton, AR 7,104 310 4,363.7 3,983.7 380.1

Hot Springs SnackAbility

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