Hanger Cotton Gin · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Policing College Station: who reports, and what
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is North Little Rock (D−), 6 miles away. College Station has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Pulaski County. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for College Station alone, and no Safety Grade. Inside a 10-mile circle sit 2 graded neighbors.
What stands out about safety in College Station
Policed by the county
College Station is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for College Station. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Arkansas towns with their own police figures are North Little Rock (D−, 6 mi), Little Rock (D−, 8 mi), Sherwood (D, 11 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from College Station. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Pulaski County without police of their own, which include College Station.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Arkansas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Little Rock | D− | 6 mi | 11.3 | 41.4 |
| Little Rock | D− | 8 mi | 16.5 | 48.6 |
| Sherwood | D | 11 mi | 6.0 | 20.6 |
| Shannon Hills | B− | 11 mi | 2.9 | 7.3 |
| Jacksonville | D− | 13 mi | 10.1 | 38.2 |
| Alexander | C− | 14 mi | 6.2 | 16.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of College Station. Nearby towns can differ a lot from College Station.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on College Station’s roads in 2019–2023
College Station had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died. Most of these deaths (1 of 1) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Arkansas towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (6.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of College Station’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so College Station’s own rate (77.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
College Station and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | D− | 16.5 | 48.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in College Station
Is College Station, AR safe?
There is no Safety Grade for College Station. The nearest Arkansas towns with a grade are North Little Rock (D−, 6 mi), Little Rock (D−, 8 mi), Sherwood (D, 11 mi).
Who polices College Station?
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. College Station is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Pulaski County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in College Station.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.