In 2025, Fayetteville police reported 470 violent crimes (446 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 29 robberies and 379 aggravated assaults, plus 2,006 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 105,335. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 3 large Arkansas cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AR0720100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 1,485 | 3,049 | 46 | 3,956 | Totals |
| Springdale | 527 | 490 | 3 | 1,356 | Totals |
| Fayetteville | 446 | 470 | 2 | 1,904 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Fayetteville's violent-crime rate of 446 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 15% lower than the Arkansas rate (527) and 39% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 224 residents, or about 9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fayetteville ranks 152nd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 250th for murder (2 murders, 1.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 81% of Fayetteville's violent crimes and robberies 6%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,904 per 100,000, 17% higher than Arkansas overall. Fayetteville police logged 212 vehicle thefts (201 per 100,000, 200th of 351; Arkansas: 140) and 165 burglaries (157 per 100,000, 44% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Springdale, 8 miles north; its violent-crime rate (527) is 18% higher than Fayetteville's.
Out-of-state cities near Fayetteville's size (105,335 residents): Renton, WA at 258 violent crimes per 100,000 and Yuma, AZ at 353.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fayetteville had 446 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 15% lower than the statewide 527. It is 3rd highest of the 3 Arkansas cities on this site; Little Rock is highest at 1,485. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Fayetteville police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.9 per 100,000 residents. The Arkansas rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
212 vehicles were reported stolen in Fayetteville in 2025, 201 per 100,000 residents. That is about even with the national rate of 195 and ranks 200th of 351 cities on this site.