Ozark, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ozark, AR Summary

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

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Ozark the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,209.8 total crimes per 100K people in Ozark.
  • The overall crime rate in Ozark is -4.92% below the national average.
  • Ozark ranks #119 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Ozark ranks #6,972 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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Ozark Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ozark is 2,209.8 per 100,000 people. That's -4.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.74% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ozark
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 2,209.8 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 6 167.8 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 28.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 643.4 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 31 867.1 671.9 369.8
Burglary 19 531.5 523.1 269.8
Larceny 27 755.2 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 55.9 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 48 1,342.7 2,613.4 1,954.4

Ozark 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 Ozark

31
Violent Crimes
867.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
134.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ozark is 867.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 134.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.05% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ozark

48
Property Crimes
1,342.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 property crimes in Ozark in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ozark is 1,342.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ozark each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.62% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ozark

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, AR 96,456 4,376 4,536.8 4,032.9 503.9
Fort Smith, AR 90,013 5,390 5,988.0 4,943.7 1,044.3
Russellville, AR 29,533 1,007 3,409.7 2,851.0 558.7
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Greenwood, AR 9,705 53 546.1 401.9 144.3
Clarksville, AR 9,559 217 2,270.1 2,050.4 219.7
Farmington, AR 8,862 77 868.9 699.6 169.3
Alma, AR 5,874 180 3,064.4 2,655.8 408.6
Pocola, OK 4,402 36 817.8 726.9 90.9
Paris, AR 3,221 112 3,477.2 2,514.7 962.4

Ozark SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
3
Affordability
6
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9
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