Malvern, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Malvern, AR Summary

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

  • There were 341 total crimes committed in Malvern in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,056.9 total crimes per 100K people in Malvern.
  • The overall crime rate in Malvern is 44.25% above the national average.
  • Malvern ranks #182 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Malvern ranks #8,633 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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Malvern Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Malvern is 3,056.9 per 100,000 people. That's 44.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.84% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Malvern
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 341 3,056.9 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 3 26.9 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 58 519.9 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 73 654.4 579.4 359.0
Burglary 90 806.8 352.7 229.0
Larceny 164 1,470.2 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 125.5 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 268 2,402.5 1,929.5 1,760.0

Malvern 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 Malvern

73
Violent Crimes
654.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
82.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Malvern in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Malvern is 654.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Malvern each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 82.29% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.95% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Malvern

268
Property Crimes
2,402.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 268 property crimes in Malvern in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Malvern is 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Malvern each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.51% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.51% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Malvern

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Little Rock, AR 204,247 14,065 6,886.3 5,214.3 1,672.0
North Little Rock, AR 64,487 3,542 5,492.6 4,312.5 1,180.1
Benton, AR 38,408 1,029 2,679.1 2,265.2 414.0
Hot Springs, AR 38,001 1,785 4,697.2 4,163.0 534.2
Sherwood, AR 33,223 854 2,570.5 1,935.4 635.1
Bryant, AR 22,262 497 2,232.5 2,057.3 175.2
Maumelle, AR 19,516 253 1,296.4 1,117.0 179.3
Arkadelphia, AR 10,222 218 2,132.7 1,839.2 293.5
White Hall, AR 5,398 63 1,167.1 889.2 277.9
Haskell, AR 4,193 30 715.5 572.4 143.1

Malvern SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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