The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Faulkner County, AR: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Faulkner County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Faulkner County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Faulkner County, AR Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

C-
C+
Other Crime Grade
B-

$59.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Faulkner County, AR

In 2025, crime will cost $1,184 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Faulkner County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Faulkner County, AR Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Faulkner County's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Faulkner County sits in the 52nd percentile, ahead of 52% of counties and behind 48%. The grade covers only Faulkner County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Faulkner County is 29.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the central areas to 1 in 50 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Faulkner County, AR report the most crime, about 938 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 106 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Faulkner County, AR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Faulkner County for 2025 is $59,264,018, about $472 per resident and $1,184 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Faulkner County Compared to Other Counties?

Faulkner County, AR: $472
Pulaski County, AR: $1012
Saline County, AR: $442
Arkansas: $729
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Faulkner County is $472 per year, which is $8 more than the national average and $257 less than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Faulkner County:
  • In Pulaski County, AR, crime costs $1,012 per person, which is $540 more than in Faulkner County.
  • In Saline County, AR, crime costs $442 per person, which is $30 less than in Faulkner County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Faulkner County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Faulkner County
Cost per Faulkner County Resident
Murder
$15.5 million
$124
Rape/Sexual Assault
$9.59 million
$76
Robbery
$990,545
$8
Assault
$9.73 million
$77
Kidnapping
$1.17 million
$9
Vehicle Theft
$2.20 million
$18
Burglary
$3.20 million
$25
Theft
$7.88 million
$63
Arson
$402,686
$3
Vandalism
$3.47 million
$28
Animal Cruelty
$23,744
$0
Drug Crimes
$4.96 million
$40
Identity Theft
$124,682
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$59,264,018
$472

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Faulkner County, AR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Faulkner County totals $151,633,261 ($1,207 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $210,897,279 ($1,679 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Faulkner County has 7, do the same, and of Faulkner County's 125,580 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Faulkner County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Faulkner County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.698
Robbery
0.2508
Rape
1.260
Murder
0.0657
Total Violent Crime
4.274 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
12.11
Vehicle Theft
1.133
Burglary
2.809
Arson
0.1328
Total Property Crime
16.19 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1541
Drug Crimes
5.342
Vandalism
3.866
Identity Theft
0.1283
Animal Cruelty
0.0256
Total "Other" Rate
9.516 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Faulkner County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Faulkner County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D+
D-
C
D+
C+
F
F
F
C
C-
C+
C-
D+
C+
D
D
D+
C
D+
C+
D+
D
C-
C-
D
C
D-
D
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Faulkner County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A-
A+
A-
A-
A-
A-
A-
B
C
C
A+
A+
A+
D+
D+
D+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
C-
C-
C-
B-
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Faulkner County is safer than the Arkansas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Faulkner County, AR average SchoolGrade of B-, with 40% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Faulkner County schools on SchoolGrade

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