Safety · Walnut Ridge
Walnut Ridge, AR crime & safety
Walnut Ridge's reported crime rate is below Arkansas's. 26 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Walnut Ridge compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Walnut Ridge's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Reported crime, 2025
Walnut Ridge at a glance
Violent crime
4.7
per 1,000 residents · Arkansas 5.4
Property crime
6.9
per 1,000 residents · Arkansas 16.7
Incidents reported
64
26 violent · 38 property
Since 2022
▼ 27%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Walnut Ridge property | Arkansas property | Walnut Ridge violent | Arkansas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.5 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 22.8 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | not reported | 19.7 | not reported | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
26
Burglary
9
Vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
24
Robbery
0
Rape
2
Homicide
0
Arson
0
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Walnut Ridge safe
Local public safety
👮 Walnut Ridge Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Walnut Ridge and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Ridge | — | 4.7 | 6.9 | 2025 |
| Hoxie | — | 2.7 | 8.9 | 2025 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 5,500, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.