Palestine, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 91%

Violent crime 136%

Property crime 82%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Palestine_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,480 (estimate)	3,285	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	73.5	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	52.0	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	535.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	916 (estimate)	672	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	523.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,828.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	261.8	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,563 (estimate)	2,613	1,958

Key findings

Palestine crime rates are 91% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Palestine are 136% higher than the national average
In Palestine you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Palestine is safer than 4% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Palestine has decreased by 5%

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Daily Crime In Palestine (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Palestine

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Palestine is 1 in 110

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Palestine is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Palestine is 1 in 23

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

Palestine police department

Item	Palestine	Arkansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,164	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Madison, AR	866	438	730	1,168
Caldwell, AR	531	819	3,186	4,005
Wheatley, AR	229	845	3,284	4,128
Hunter, AR	113	887	3,448	4,334
Marianna, AR	3,840	839	3,541	4,380
Moro, AR	213	920	3,576	4,496
Colt, AR	455	966	3,755	4,721
Palestine, AR	751	916	3,563	4,480

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Somerville, AL	751	548	2,582	3,130
Miracle Valley, AZ	751	716	3,288	4,004
Manila, CA	751	617	2,986	3,603
Elberfeld, IN	751	411	2,046	2,457
Bovey, MN	751	128	1,662	1,790
Palestine, AR	751	916	3,563	4,480

Source: The Palestine, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.