Mena, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Mena, AR Summary

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

  • There were 166 total crimes committed in Mena in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,946.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mena.
  • The overall crime rate in Mena is 39.06% above the national average.
  • Mena ranks #177 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Mena ranks #8,535 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

Mena Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mena is 2,946.9 per 100,000 people. That's 39.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 17.46% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mena
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 166 2,946.9 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 195.3 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 21 372.8 579.4 359.0
Burglary 10 177.5 352.7 229.0
Larceny 130 2,307.8 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 88.8 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 145 2,574.1 1,929.5 1,760.0

Mena 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 Mena

21
Violent Crimes
372.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Mena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mena is 372.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mena each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.84% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.65% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mena

145
Property Crimes
2,574.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 145 property crimes in Mena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mena is 2,574.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.26% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.41% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenwood, AR 9,721 53 545.2 329.2 216.0
Poteau, OK 9,161 296 3,231.1 2,936.4 294.7
De Queen, AR 5,998 116 1,934.0 1,717.2 216.7
Pocola, OK 4,615 28 606.7 455.0 151.7
Broken Bow, OK 4,224 208 4,924.2 4,095.6 828.6
Waldron, AR 3,354 88 2,623.7 2,325.6 298.2
Heavener, OK 3,039 41 1,349.1 1,053.0 296.2

Mena SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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