Washington, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 94%

Violent crime 140%

Property crime 85%

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}	Washington_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,554 (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)	932 (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)	3,622 (estimate)	2,613	1,958

Key findings

Washington crime rates are 94% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Washington are 140% higher than the national average
In Washington you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Washington is safer than 4% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Washington has decreased by 5%

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Daily Crime In Washington (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Washington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Washington is 1 in 108

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Washington is 1 in 28

The chance of being a victim of crime in Washington is 1 in 22

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

Washington police department

Item	Washington	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}
Mineral Springs, AR	975	441	530	971
Nashville, AR	4,530	610	2,815	3,425
Oakhaven, AR	98	800	3,111	3,912
Perrytown, AR	378	827	3,216	4,043
Blevins, AR	306	883	3,434	4,317
Ozan, AR	79	889	3,458	4,347
Tollette, AR	317	894	3,475	4,369
Washington, AR	208	932	3,622	4,554

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hickory Ridge, AR	208	967	3,760	4,727
Letona, AR	208	954	3,710	4,664
Peetz, CO	208	621	4,158	4,778
Silver Plume, CO	208	505	3,386	3,892
Davis City, IA	208	488	2,723	3,211
Washington, AR	208	932	3,622	4,554

Source: The Washington, 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.