Jonesboro, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jonesboro, AR Summary

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

  • There were 3,059 total crimes committed in Jonesboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,764.6 total crimes per 100K people in Jonesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Jonesboro is 77.64% above the national average.
  • Jonesboro ranks #194 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Jonesboro ranks #9,161 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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Jonesboro Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jonesboro is 3,764.6 per 100,000 people. That's 77.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 50.05% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jonesboro
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,059 3,764.6 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 5 6.2 7.3 5.0
Robbery 50 61.5 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 446 548.9 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 585 719.9 579.4 359.0
Burglary 755 929.2 352.7 229.0
Larceny 1,538 1,892.8 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 181 222.8 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 2,474 3,044.7 1,929.5 1,760.0

Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro

585
Violent Crimes
719.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
100.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 585 violent crimes in Jonesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jonesboro is 719.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jonesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 100.54% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.26% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jonesboro

2,474
Property Crimes
3,044.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
72.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,474 property crimes in Jonesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jonesboro is 3,044.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jonesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 72.99% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.79% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jonesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paragould, AR 30,814 1,175 3,813.2 2,898.0 915.2
Blytheville, AR 12,354 714 5,779.5 4,419.6 1,359.9
Kennett, MO 9,996 455 4,551.8 3,981.6 570.2
Newport, AR 8,115 140 1,725.2 1,232.3 492.9
Wynne, AR 7,919 354 4,470.3 3,447.4 1,022.9
Pocahontas, AR 7,668 240 3,129.9 2,464.8 665.1
Trumann, AR 7,367 274 3,719.3 2,538.3 1,180.9
Osceola, AR 6,519 79 1,211.8 567.6 644.3
Brookland, AR 4,715 62 1,315.0 763.5 551.4

Jonesboro SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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