In 2025, Little Rock police reported 3,049 violent crimes (1,485 per 100,000 residents), including 46 murders, 348 robberies and 2,436 aggravated assaults, plus 8,122 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 205,320. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 3 large Arkansas cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AR0600200, 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.
Little Rock's violent-crime rate of 1,485 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.8 times the Arkansas rate (527) and 4.6 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 67 residents, or about 58.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Little Rock ranks 3rd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 12th for murder (46 murders, 22.4 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Little Rock's violent crimes and robberies 11%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,956 per 100,000, 2.4 times Arkansas overall. Little Rock police logged 644 vehicle thefts (314 per 100,000, 119th of 351; Arkansas: 140) and 1,389 burglaries (677 per 100,000, 2.4 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Texarkana, 132 miles southwest in Texas; its violent-crime rate (652) is less than half Little Rock's.
Out-of-state cities near Little Rock's size (205,320 residents): Amarillo, TX at 551 violent crimes per 100,000 and Rochester, NY at 572.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Little Rock had 1,485 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.8 times the statewide 527. It is 1st highest of the 3 Arkansas cities on this site; Springdale is next at 527. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Little Rock police reported 46 murders for 2025, a rate of 22.4 per 100,000 residents. The Arkansas rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
644 vehicles were reported stolen in Little Rock in 2025, 314 per 100,000 residents. That is 61% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 119th of 351 cities on this site.