Pocahontas, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pocahontas, AR Summary

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

  • There were 240 total crimes committed in Pocahontas in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,129.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pocahontas.
  • The overall crime rate in Pocahontas is 47.69% above the national average.
  • Pocahontas ranks #185 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Pocahontas ranks #8,704 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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Pocahontas Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pocahontas is 3,129.9 per 100,000 people. That's 47.69% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 24.75% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pocahontas
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 240 3,129.9 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 26.1 7.3 5.0
Robbery 1 13.0 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 34 443.4 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 51 665.1 579.4 359.0
Burglary 25 326.0 352.7 229.0
Larceny 156 2,034.4 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 104.3 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 189 2,464.8 1,929.5 1,760.0

Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas

51
Violent Crimes
665.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
85.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Pocahontas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pocahontas is 665.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 150.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pocahontas each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 85.27% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.80% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pocahontas

189
Property Crimes
2,464.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 189 property crimes in Pocahontas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pocahontas is 2,464.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pocahontas each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.74% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pocahontas

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 81,256 3,059 3,764.6 3,044.7 719.9
Paragould, AR 30,814 1,175 3,813.2 2,898.0 915.2
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,108 40 248.3 211.1 37.2
Batesville, AR 11,623 221 1,901.4 1,462.6 438.8
Newport, AR 8,115 140 1,725.2 1,232.3 492.9
Trumann, AR 7,367 274 3,719.3 2,538.3 1,180.9
Walnut Ridge, AR 5,539 88 1,588.7 1,209.6 379.1

Pocahontas SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
3
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9
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