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West Memphis Crime Rate Report (Arkansas)

West Memphis crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in West Memphis for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for West Memphis in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 444.7% and the city property crime rate in West Memphis was higher than the national property crime rate average by 126.68%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in West Memphis was higher than the violent crime rate in Arkansas by 235.58% and the city property crime rate in West Memphis was higher than the property crime rate in Arkansas by 111.51%.

Property and Violent Crime
West Memphis Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
West Memphis Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

West Memphis Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault357
Arson5
Burglary160
Larceny and Theft547
Motor Vehicle Theft104
Murder and Manslaughter11
Rape18
Robbery30
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,032
Property Crime811
Violent Crime416
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault484
Arson5
Burglary125
Larceny and Theft615
Motor Vehicle Theft187
Murder and Manslaughter11
Rape19
Robbery26
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,148
Property Crime927
Violent Crime541

Property and Violent Crime Totals

West Memphis Property Crime

West Memphis Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

West Memphis Crime 2025

West Memphis Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

West Memphis Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

West Memphis Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this West Memphis, 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 West Memphis crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 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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