Prairie Grove, AR Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Prairie Grove, AR Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Prairie Grove in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 618.3 total crimes per 100K people in Prairie Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Prairie Grove is -70.82% below the national average.
  • Prairie Grove ranks #36 safest out of 214 cities in Arkansas.
  • Prairie Grove ranks #2,763 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

Prairie Grove Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prairie Grove is 618.3 per 100,000 people. That's -70.82% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.36% lower than the Arkansas total crime rate of 2,508.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prairie Grove
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 618.3 2,508.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 93.3 463.5 256.0
Violent Crime 11 128.3 579.4 359.0
Burglary 6 70.0 352.7 229.0
Larceny 33 385.0 1,400.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 35.0 176.8 259.0
Property Crime 42 490.0 1,929.5 1,760.0

Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove

11
Violent Crimes
128.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Prairie Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prairie Grove is 128.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 779.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prairie Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 172.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.85% lower than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prairie Grove

42
Property Crimes
490.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Prairie Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prairie Grove is 490.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 204.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prairie Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.16% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.61% lower than the Arkansas property crime rate of 1,929.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prairie Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, AR 104,089 2,909 2,794.7 2,371.0 423.7
Springdale, AR 91,630 2,210 2,411.9 1,920.8 491.1
Fort Smith, AR 89,977 4,073 4,526.7 3,684.3 842.4
Rogers, AR 75,307 1,217 1,616.1 1,274.8 341.3
Bentonville, AR 61,109 662 1,083.3 828.0 255.3
Centerton, AR 26,233 101 385.0 240.2 144.9
Van Buren, AR 24,446 616 2,519.8 2,045.3 474.5
Siloam Springs, AR 19,985 370 1,851.4 1,356.0 495.4
Lowell, AR 12,036 108 897.3 639.7 257.6
Farmington, AR 10,608 63 593.9 358.2 235.7

Prairie Grove SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
7
Enjoy The Snack?