Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Benton, AR Crime Grade
How Benton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Arkansas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arkansas
4/10
vs. Arkansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Benton, AR was 442.5 per 100,000 residents (172 incidents over a population of 38,869). That puts Benton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 18% below the Arkansas statewide rate of 541.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Benton (red), Arkansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Benton vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 511.7(194) | 339.0(123) | 457.7(171) | 419.2(161) | 442.5(172) |
| Murder | 2.6(1) | 8.3(3) | 2.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.6(1) |
| Rape | 76.5(29) | 44.1(16) | 56.2(21) | 36.5(14) | 54.0(21) |
| Robbery | 42.2(16) | 33.1(12) | 34.8(13) | 31.2(12) | 12.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 390.4(148) | 253.6(92) | 364.1(136) | 351.5(135) | 373.0(145) |
| Property crime | 2949.0(1,118) | 2830.6(1,027) | 2564.4(958) | 2267.8(871) | 1873.0(728) |
| Burglary | 435.2(165) | 418.9(152) | 358.7(134) | 229.1(88) | 185.2(72) |
| Larceny | 2228.9(845) | 2188.4(794) | 2005.0(749) | 1908.5(733) | 1584.8(616) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 263.8(100) | 206.7(75) | 195.4(73) | 119.8(46) | 100.3(39) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Benton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Arkansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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