Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Marion, AR Crime Grade
How Marion 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arkansas
7/10
vs. Arkansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Marion, AR was 785.7 per 100,000 residents (107 incidents over a population of 13,619). That puts Marion 115% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 33% above the Arkansas statewide rate of 589.7.
That ranks Marion #3,587 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #29 of 40 in Arkansas. Violent crime is up 25% year over year and down 39% over the last five years.
Marion, AR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Arkansas Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 785.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,587 of 3,771
- AR rank
- #29 of 40
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 25%
- 5-year change
- down 39%
- Population
- 13,619
- Reporting agency
- Marion Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Marion Police Department (FBI ORI AR0180400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Marion (red), Arkansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Marion vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1278.0(157) | 1141.4(140) | 705.8(96) | 629.0(85) | 785.7(107) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 57.1(7) | 14.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 81.4(10) | 73.4(9) | 58.8(8) | 96.2(13) | 66.1(9) |
| Robbery | 81.4(10) | 32.6(4) | 36.8(5) | 59.2(8) | 22.0(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 1115.2(137) | 978.3(120) | 595.5(81) | 473.6(64) | 697.6(95) |
| Property crime | 2995.5(368) | 2861.6(351) | 2823.1(384) | 2723.1(368) | 2100.0(286) |
| Burglary | 439.6(54) | 489.2(60) | 544.0(74) | 555.0(75) | 301.1(41) |
| Larceny | 2295.5(282) | 2209.4(271) | 1985.0(270) | 1968.3(266) | 1549.3(211) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 252.3(31) | 154.9(19) | 264.7(36) | 199.8(27) | 249.7(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Marion, AR Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Marion Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Marion calculated?
- Marion's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Arkansas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Arkansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Marion Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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