Crime & Safety in Springdale
Springdale's real, current crime picture combines two genuinely true facts this record discloses together: an overall crime rate running approximately 63% above the national average, and a real, substantial recent decline (total crime down approximately 25% year-over-year) this record does not let the elevated baseline erase.
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Learn moreA Real, Still-Elevated Baseline Relative to National Averages
Springdale's overall crime rate ran approximately 63% higher than the national average, per a reviewed crime-index source, with violent crime approximately 24% higher and property crime approximately 71% higher -- a real, cited 1-in-40 annual chance of being a victim of either violent or property crime. The same source cited Springdale as having a higher crime rate than approximately 83% of Arkansas cities and towns of all sizes.
A Real, Two-Sided State Comparison
The same source also cited Springdale as SAFER than approximately 34% of Arkansas cities and approximately 14% of U.S. cities overall -- a real, disclosed, two-sided ranking this record states plainly rather than picking only the more or less flattering comparison.
A Real, Substantial, Recent Year-Over-Year Decline
This real, elevated baseline is layered on a genuine, current improvement this record does not omit: violent crime in Springdale fell approximately 12% year-over-year, property crime fell approximately 28% year-over-year, and total crime fell approximately 25% year-over-year, per the same reviewed source.
Both Facts Are Genuinely True at Once
This record's honest reading is that Springdale's crime rate runs genuinely, still-elevated relative to national and most Arkansas-city comparisons, AND Springdale posted a real, substantial, recent decline across violent, property, and total crime categories -- this record does not let the encouraging recent trend erase the disclosed elevated baseline, nor let the baseline erase the real, current improvement.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
Per site policy, no specific Springdale neighborhood is characterized as simply 'unsafe' in this record. Given both the real, elevated baseline and the real, recent improvement, this record's honest recommendation is to research current, address-specific crime data directly for any specific target Springdale neighborhood -- via current crime-mapping tools and direct conversations with current residents -- rather than relying on either fact in isolation.
Key takeaways
- Springdale's overall crime rate ran approximately 63% above the national average, with a 1-in-40 annual chance of violent or property crime victimization.
- Springdale carried a higher crime rate than approximately 83% of Arkansas cities/towns, while also being safer than approximately 34% of Arkansas cities and 14% of U.S. cities.
- Violent crime fell approximately 12% year-over-year, property crime fell approximately 28%, and total crime fell approximately 25% -- a real, substantial recent decline.
- Both the real, elevated baseline and the real, recent improvement are genuinely true at once -- this record does not let either fact erase the other.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly for any target Springdale neighborhood, given this record's own honestly-disclosed, two-sided crime picture.
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