Garland County, AR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$42.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Garland County, AR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $945 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garland County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Garland County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Garland County sits in the 8th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 8% of counties and behind 92%. The grade covers only Garland County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Garland County is 7.569 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 71 in the central areas to 1 in 209 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Garland County, AR report the most violent crime, about 177 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 22 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garland County, AR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Garland County is projected at $42,504,750 for 2025, about $407 per resident and $945 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Garland County, AR:	$407
Pulaski County, AR:	$615
Benton County, AR:	$261
Arkansas:	$441
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $407 per resident each year in Garland County, which is $149 more than the national average and $34 less than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Garland County:

In Pulaski County, AR, crime costs $615 per person, which is $208 more than in Garland County.
In Benton County, AR, crime costs $261 per person, which is $147 less than in Garland County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Garland County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Garland County	Cost per Garland County Resident
Murder	$15.6 million	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.19 million	$78
Robbery	$1.34 million	$13
Assault	$17.3 million	$166
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$42,504,750	$407

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Garland County, AR

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Garland County totals $147,877,699 ($1,417 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $190,382,449 ($1,825 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Garland County, AR, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Garland County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Garland County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.785
Robbery	0.4094
Rape	1.294
Murder	0.0798
Total Violent Crime	7.569 (D-)

Individual Garland County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hot Spring County, AR	D+	D-	C
Clark County, AR	D+	D	D+
Montgomery County, AR	D	D	C-
Saline County, AR	B	C	B+
Pike County, AR	D-	D	D
Perry County, AR	C	D+	C+
Grant County, AR	C+	C-	B-
Pulaski County, AR	F	F	F
Jefferson County, AR	F	F	F
Scott County, AR	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Garland County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Dallas County, IA	A+	C+	C+
Daviess County, KY	C+	A	A
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-
Houston County, AL	B-	C+	C+
Liberty County, TX	D	C-	C-
St. Clair County, AL	B	B	B
Sumter County, SC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Garland County is less safe than the Arkansas state average and less safe than the national average.

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