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Decatur Crime Rate Report (Arkansas)

Decatur crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Decatur for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Decatur in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 60.93% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was lower than the national property crime rate average by 8.39%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Decatur was lower than the violent crime rate in Arkansas by 0.85% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was lower than the property crime rate in Arkansas by 14.52%.

Property and Violent Crime
Decatur Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Decatur Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Decatur Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5
Arson0
Burglary4
Larceny and Theft18
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)26
Property Crime24
Violent Crime9
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault9
Arson0
Burglary1
Larceny and Theft20
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)25
Property Crime23
Violent Crime10

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Decatur Property Crime

Decatur Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Decatur Crime 2025

Decatur Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Decatur Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Decatur Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Decatur, Arkansas crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Decatur crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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