Arkansas’scrimerate of 671.93 per 100,000 is the fifth-highest in the country. According to the CDC at the National Center for Health Statistics, Arkansas has one of the highest death rates from firearms. You are viewing the Crime Index 2026.

Context Explanation

These indexes are historical and are published periodically, providing a snapshot of the data at a specific point in time. For the latest rankings (updated continuously), please visit Crime Index (Current). Violent crime in the U.S. declined slightly, but property crime rose by 7%, with Baltimore now the deadliest large city and Seattle leading in burglary rates.

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Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. and international news, politics, business, technology, science, health, arts,... The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program classifies murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as violent crimes. These were the 50 American cities with the highest rates of violent crime in 2019. Using figures from the FBI, we have measured and ranked the top 11 worst crimecities, tracking down the overall most dangerous city in America.

Final Conclusion

This data is based on the number of serious felonies recorded per 100,000 people in one year. Violent and property crimerates, with murder, rape, assault, arson, larceny, burglary and car theft rates by city and by state.