Pocahontas, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pocahontas:

  • There were 219 total crimes committed in Pocahontas the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,860.1 total crimes per 100K people in Pocahontas.
  • The overall crime rate in Pocahontas is 23.06% above the national average.
  • Pocahontas ranks #141 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Pocahontas ranks #7,958 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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Pocahontas Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pocahontas is 2,860.1 per 100,000 people. That's 23.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.94% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pocahontas
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 219 2,860.1 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 195.9 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 28 365.7 671.9 369.8
Burglary 26 339.6 523.1 269.8
Larceny 156 2,037.4 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 117.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 191 2,494.4 2,613.4 1,954.4

Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas

28
Violent Crimes
365.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Pocahontas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pocahontas is 365.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 273.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pocahontas each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.58% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pocahontas

191
Property Crimes
2,494.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 191 property crimes in Pocahontas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pocahontas is 2,494.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.1 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 27.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.55% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 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 79,865 3,171 3,970.5 3,324.4 646.1
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,181 77 475.9 432.6 43.3
Batesville, AR 11,129 249 2,237.4 1,833.0 404.3
Newport, AR 7,335 499 6,803.0 5,180.6 1,622.4
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Walnut Ridge, AR 5,495 70 1,273.9 946.3 327.6

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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