Lake City, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake City, AR Summary

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

  • There were 20 total crimes committed in Lake City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 794.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lake City.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake City is -65.81% below the national average.
  • Lake City ranks #27 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Lake City ranks #3,013 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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Lake City Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake City is 794.6 per 100,000 people. That's -65.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.81% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake City
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 20 794.6 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 198.6 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 9 357.6 671.9 369.8
Burglary 5 198.6 523.1 269.8
Larceny 4 158.9 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 79.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 11 437.0 2,613.4 1,954.4

Lake City 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 Lake City

9
Violent Crimes
357.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake City is 357.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.78% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake City

11
Property Crimes
437.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 property crimes in Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake City is 437.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 228.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.28% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Lake City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9
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