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Little Rock city officials are celebrating a decrease in crime rates this year.
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
Since then, violent crime has increased while property crime has decreased. In 2020, there were 99,563 reported crimes, including 20,363 violent crimes and 79,200 property crimes. 321 murders were reported, and there were 2,226 cases of forcible rape. [1] U.S. News & World Report ranked Arkansas as #49th in the category Crime and Corrections. [2]
Southwest Little Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern area of Little Rock, Arkansas. Since 2011 Southwest Little Rock has seen growth in small businesses, low crime rate (high violent crime rate), and expansion in minority families in at or below poverty level areas.
Little Rock [a] is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. [4] The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
North Little Rock (often abbreviated "NLR") is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Located on the north side of the Arkansas River , it is the twin city of Little Rock . In the late nineteenth century, it was annexed by Little Rock for a period, but regained its independence in the early 20th century.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arkansas.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 237 law enforcement agencies employing 6,779 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.
In 1831 the Town of Little Rock was incorporated and Dr. Matthew Cunningham won the first mayoral election. In 1835 Little Rock was incorporated as the first City in the Arkansas Territory. The Little Rock Police Department was established in 1866 and in 1892 the first paid Little Rock Fire Department was created. [4]