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Blytheville, AR Crime and Crime Rate

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The Blytheville crime rate is much higher than the Arkansas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #197

Blytheville, AR	4,983.70
Arkansas	2,065.34
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Blytheville, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Blytheville, AR	Count	2	13	67	178	518	697	39	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	13.3	86.6	446.4	1,186.0	3,451.3	4,643.9	259.8	0.0	5,505
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.6	39.8	69.1	346.0	835.7	2,313.5	188.8	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Blytheville, AR	Count	3	12	53	167	535	695	51	6
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	19.7	78.8	348.2	1,097.2	3,515.1	4,566.4	335.1	39.4	5,378
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.6	76.3	330.5	1,030.1	2,380.6	191.9	NA	1,899
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Blytheville, AR	Count	8	9	39	140	482	638	53	2
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	51.6	58.0	251.5	902.9	3,108.5	4,114.5	341.8	12.9	5,099
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.9	42.3	78.7	342.3	1,081.3	2,384.7	194.1	NA	1,994
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Blytheville, AR	Count	6	7	74	116	659	785	47	5
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	38.1	44.5	470.2	737.1	4,187.3	4,987.9	298.6	31.8	5,728
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.5	41.3	82.6	351.5	1,173.3	2,383.0	197.8	NA	2,046
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Blytheville, AR	Count	10	14	35	116	454	664	74	8
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	63.3	88.7	221.7	734.8	2,875.8	4,206.0	468.7	50.7	5,187
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.7	45.0	81.3	374.3	1,114.9	2,253.8	190.1	NA	2,008
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Blytheville, AR	Count	6	20	44	108	476	788	65	9
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	37.8	125.9	276.9	679.7	2,995.8	4,959.4	409.1	56.6	5,236
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.2	47.3	89.4	374.8	1,203.1	2,359.3	211.2	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Blytheville, AR	Count	4	11	56	123	469	685	87	17
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	25.3	69.5	353.8	777.1	2,962.9	4,327.5	549.6	107.4	4,878
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.7	48.9	95.8	353.1	1,180.0	2,427.1	228.0	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Blytheville, AR	Count	5	8	42	101	372	780	109	19
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	30.9	49.5	259.9	625.0	2,301.8	4,826.4	674.5	117.6	4,427
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	44.7	106.7	371.2	1,131.4	2,574.4	247.3	NA	2,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Blytheville, AR	Count	2	19	36	84	491	889	86	9
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	11.9	112.9	213.9	499.2	2,917.8	5,282.9	511.1	53.5	4,601
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	7.3	46.5	98.4	399.4	1,139.9	2,562.1	265.5	NA	2,232
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	11	26	52	435	947	92	13
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	64.6	152.7	305.3	2,554.2	5,560.4	540.2	76.3	3,798
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	42.9	91.1	386.8	1,084.6	2,711.2	262.1	NA	2,190
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Blytheville, AR	6.89
Arkansas	17.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Blytheville, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Blytheville, AR	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	6.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	63
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	3.3	2.3	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Blytheville, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.1	3.3	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Blytheville, AR	2.89
Arkansas	2.59
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Blytheville, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Blytheville, AR	Count	45	37	8
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	299.8	246.5	53.3	2.73
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	316.0	199.3	116.7	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Blytheville, AR	Count	51	36	15
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	335.1	236.5	98.6	2.86
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	315.5	201.0	114.5	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Blytheville, AR	Count	45	37	8
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	290.2	238.6	51.6	2.64
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.2	197.9	112.3	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Blytheville, AR	Count	59	38	21
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	374.9	241.5	133.4	3.08
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.1	197.0	113.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Blytheville, AR	Count	61	42	19
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	386.4	266.0	120.4	3.26
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	342.0	211.9	130.0	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Blytheville, AR	Count	62	43	19
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	390.2	270.6	119.6	3.30
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	345.1	214.6	130.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Blytheville, AR	Count	58	40	18
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	366.4	252.7	113.7	3.10
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	339.5	212.7	126.8	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Blytheville, AR	Count	59	42	17
	Blytheville, AR	Per 100,000	365.1	259.9	105.2	3.12
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	298.5	197.2	101.3	2.48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Blytheville, AR	Count	57	38	19
2005	Blytheville, AR	Count	61	43	18