CurrentCrimeMap

Data through June 2026, Fayetteville Police Department

Crime in Fayetteville, AR

The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 472 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 8% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +6% compared with the previous 12 months.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

472 per 100,000 residents, per year

497 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

+6% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,919 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,021 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,390 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,518 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 105,335, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Fayetteville sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

472

Fayetteville has the 111th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 191 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Fayetteville; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107
St. Paul, MN485108
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115
Moreno Valley, CA435116

The places closest to Fayetteville in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Fayetteville crime map

cities around it

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Fayetteville Police Department, not where each crime happened, so there is no street-level map of Fayetteville, AR on this page.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Fayetteville, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Fort Smith, AR, 51 miles away.

Fayetteville and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Fayetteville, AR472
Fort Smith, AR85151 mi
Springfield, MO1,23092 mi
Tulsa, OK84198 mi
Little Rock, AR1,463137 mi
Norman, OK239188 mi
Oklahoma City, OK672193 mi
Overland Park, KS173198 mi
Olathe, KS209198 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jun 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 16 reported15no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 0 reported0.0−100% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,210 reported1,149no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 451 reported428no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 194 reported184no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 162 reported154no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent1615——
HomicideViolent00.0—−100%
TheftProperty1,2101,149——
Theft from vehiclesProperty451428——
Vehicle theftProperty194184——
BurglaryProperty162154——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Fayetteville Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (97th highest rate of 155) and burglary (99th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crime +6%

0204060JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun5134
Violent crimes per month in Fayetteville, AR, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jul 202540Jul 202438
Aug 202546Aug 202439
Sep 202542Sep 202445
Oct 202536Oct 202447
Nov 202544Nov 202452
Dec 202544Dec 202429
Jan 202629Jan 202531
Feb 202628Feb 202527
Mar 202645Mar 202544
Apr 202648Apr 202541
May 202644May 202541
Jun 202651Jun 202534

Homicides 0 vs. 3

012JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun01
Homicides per month in Fayetteville, AR, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20241
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20251

0 in 2026 through June, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Fayetteville, AR
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 2026511890
May 2026441750
Apr 2026481460
Mar 2026451660
Feb 2026281300
Jan 2026291760
Dec 2025441520
Nov 2025441400
Oct 2025361970
Sep 2025421960
Aug 2025461880
Jul 2025401660
Jun 2025341491
May 2025411651
Apr 2025411700
Mar 2025441670
Feb 2025271440
Jan 2025311780
Dec 2024292190
Nov 2024522150
Oct 2024472340
Sep 2024451811
Aug 2024391990
Jul 2024381860
Jun 2024271941
May 2024452480
Apr 2024272291
Mar 2024451820
Feb 2024281983
Jan 2024262052
Dec 2023322280
Nov 2023302270
Oct 2023372660
Sep 2023322511
Aug 2023363151
Jul 2023282941

How Fayetteville compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
75Davenport, IA6112,726100,761Sep 2026
92Green Bay, WI5321,174106,069Mar 2026
111Fayetteville, AR4721,919105,335Jun 2026
121Fort Myers, FL4151,013103,372Apr 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026
242Washington County, MD (Sheriff)173533104,674Aug 2026
280Boca Raton, FL103873103,261Sep 2026
294Fishers, IN75437105,143Jul 2026
302Carmel, IN51634104,553Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Fayetteville in population, Fayetteville included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
3Little Rock, AR1,4634,090205,320Jul 2026
29Fort Smith, AR8513,16690,848Jul 2026
111Fayetteville, AR4721,919105,335Jun 2026

All 3 places in Arkansas on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
3Little Rock, AR1,4634,090205,320Jul 2026
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
29Fort Smith, AR8513,16690,848Jul 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
111Fayetteville, AR4721,919105,335Jun 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Fayetteville by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Fayetteville side by side with Fort Smith, Little Rock or Fishers, or with any other place.

Other cities in Arkansas

2 city pages, closest first

Arkansas as a whole has 543 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Fayetteville’s rate is 13% below the state’s.

Fort SmithLittle Rock

All 3 cities in Arkansas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Fayetteville safe?

By reported violent crime, Fayetteville is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 472 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, +6% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Fayetteville?

This site does not have one for Fayetteville. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Fayetteville compares with nearby places such as Fort Smith, AR instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Fayetteville?

472 violent and 1,919 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,518 incidents reported to Fayetteville Police Department over the 12 months to June 2026. Violent crime includes 16 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 162 burglaries, 451 thefts from vehicles and 1,210 other thefts.

Is crime in Fayetteville going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +6% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Fayetteville had in 2026?

Fayetteville Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to June 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jun 2026 the count was 0, or 0 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Fayetteville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AR0720100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Fayetteville

12 months to June 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat1615
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal162154
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included451428
Vehicle theft194184

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

AR0720100
Source
Fayetteville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AR0720100)
Latest complete month
June 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to June 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Fayetteville Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)