Cotter, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 15%

Violent crime 16%

Property crime 14%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cotter_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	20	n/a (estimate)	2,128	3,443	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	8.0	5.0
Rape	1	n/a	106.4	77.2	42.6
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	51.6	81.6
Assault	2	n/a	212.8	447.8	250.2
Violent crime	3	n/a (estimate)	319	585	379
Burglary	6	n/a	638.3	599.6	340.5
Theft	10	n/a	1,063.8	2,012.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	106.4	245.9	219.9
Property crime	17	n/a (estimate)	1,809	2,858	2,110

Key findings

Cotter crime rates are 15% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Cotter are 16% lower than the national average
In Cotter you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Cotter is safer than 36% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Cotter has decreased by 23%

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The Cotter crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Cotter as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Cotter crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cotter

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cotter is 1 in 314

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cotter is 1 in 56

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cotter is 1 in 48

Year Over Year Crime In Cotter (per 100,000 people)

Cotter police department

Item	Cotter	Arkansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2	5,164	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.1	2.9	3.3

There are a total of 2 Cotter police officers. This results in 2.1 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 30.4% less than the Arkansas average and 36.9% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Arkansas

State	Total offenders	Arkansas_/100K	National_/100K
Arkansas	8,875	323	266

There are a total of 8,875 sex offenders in Arkansas. This yields a total of 323 sex offenders in Arkansas per 100,000 residents which is 21% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Norfork, AR	537	0	188	188
Bull Shoals, AR	2,311	101	1,065	1,167
Yellville, AR	1,216	254	1,242	1,496
Midway, AR	1,096	264	1,291	1,555
Lakeview, AR	774	559	1,678	2,238
Gassville, AR	2,422	417	2,365	2,783
Briarcliff, AR	235	581	2,838	3,419
Cotter, AR	990	319	1,809	2,128

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ackermanville, PA	990	293	1,345	1,638
Manassa, CO	990	616	4,187	4,802
Krotz Springs, LA	990	662	2,897	3,560
Oil City, LA	990	102	1,837	1,939
New Bethlehem, PA	990	419	1,922	2,341
Cotter, AR	990	319	1,809	2,128

Source: The Cotter, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.