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2012 | Sebastian, Arkansas | Homicide rate

Summary Information

Range in Arkansas
(Min-Max):
2-21
Overall in Arkansas: 8
Years of Data Used: 2002-2008
What It Is:

Homicide is represented as a crude death rate due to murder or non-negligent manslaughter per 100,000 population.

Where It Comes From:

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).  NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

Table ↓
Homicide Rate Age-adjusted homicide rate per 100,000
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
PlaceHomicide RateError Margin
Arkansas
Ashley
Baxter
Benton22-3
Boone
Bradley
Calhoun
Carroll
Chicot
Clark
Clay
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Conway
Craighead53-7
Crawford
Crittenden1410-17
Cross
Dallas
Desha
Drew
Faulkner42-5
Franklin
Fulton
Garland86-10
Grant
Greene
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Howard
Independence
Izard
Jackson
Jefferson1916-23
Johnson
Lafayette
Lawrence
Lee
Lincoln
Little River
Logan
Lonoke
Madison
Marion
Miller74-10
Mississippi107-14
Monroe
Montgomery
Nevada
Newton
Ouachita138-18
Perry
Phillips2114-28
Pike
Poinsett
Polk
Pope
Prairie
Pulaski1715-19
Randolph
Saline64-7
Scott
Searcy
Sebastian64-8
Sevier
Sharp
St. Francis
Stone
Union139-17
Van Buren
Washington32-4
White42-6
Woodruff
Yell