Polk County, AR Crime


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Polk, AR County has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average, with 19.4 reported crimes per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 22.7. However, property crime is significantly higher than the US average, with 50.7 reported crimes per 100,000 people compared to 35.4 across the country. This means that residents in Polk, AR County are more likely to experience property crime than violent crime. It is important for residents of this county to take precautions to protect themselves and their belongings from criminal activity.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Polk County violent crime is 19.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Polk County property crime is 50.7. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Polk, Arkansas does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Van Buren, Arkansas. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Van Buren, Arkansas. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Mena, AR Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200388.80035.553.31830.1159.91652.517.8
2004229.80035.3194.42333406.51873.553
200535.500035.52251.8372.31648.9230.5
20061410001411586.7229.21322.335.3
2007124.3000124.32077.4372.91686.817.8
2008304.6071.70232.94891.61487.23350.753.8
2009391035.517.8337.73714.9906.52719.588.9
2010231.9035.717.8178.45138.31873.33175.789.2
2011397.90103.817.3276.84740.516093114.217.3
2012295.917.48734.8156.76301.11879.94264.6156.7
2013367.1069.90297.25575.91643.13828104.9
2014297.407035192.44740.2839.63865.735
2015230.5088.70141.94273.8478.83741.853.2
2016354.9088.70266.23762.2603.43123.335.5
2017124.5035.6088.93911.8426.73307.3177.8
2018252.418126.21890.23750.5450.83191.5108.2
201954.5036.3018.24048.7526.53376.9145.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Mena, AR54.54,048.75,67242019
Waldron, AR450.23,361.33,596282019
Dierks, AR0.092.31,216312016
Heavener, OK274.01,309.03,377322019
De Queen, AR500.52,608.86,644342019
Howe, OK508.91,399.5718372019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Van Buren, AR491.63,159.721,492642019
Hot Springs, AR646.87,176.035,459692019
Arkadelphia, AR422.72,404.410,795732018
Texarkana, TX419.84,572.137,401752019
Texarkana, AR610.63,770.330,348772019
Russellville, AR475.43,046.328,131822019

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