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Arkansas missing persons & unsolved case statistics

Numbers behind 3,103 missing person, death by force, unidentified, unclaimed, serial killer and mass murder cases in Arkansas – by state, decade, age, sex, race and how many are solved. Free to read and link to; members get every breakdown, filters, sortable tables and CSV downloads.

Data as of October 29, 2026 · updated daily · How these numbers are counted

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Cases in Arkansas
3,103
2,409 open · 669 solved / resolved
Missing Persons
600
368 still missing · 38.7% located
Deaths by Force
2,357
1,926 unsolved · 18% solved
Unidentified Remains
109
95 unidentified · 12.8% identified
Unclaimed Persons
21
20 unclaimed · 4.8% claimed
Serial killer profiles
12
by the state where they killed
Mass murders
4
19 people killed
Added in the last 30 days
11
589 added or updated
Oldest open case
1868
James M. Hinds, Monroe, AR · unsolved

“Solved / resolved” means a missing person located, a death by force marked solved or charged, unidentified remains identified, or an unclaimed person claimed. Our homicide records focus on unsolved cases, so these shares are not police clearance rates – see the methodology.

Cases by type

Missing Persons 600 368 still missing
Deaths by Force 2,357 1,926 unsolved
Unidentified Remains 109 95 unidentified
Unclaimed Persons 21 20 unclaimed
Serial Killer Profiles 12
Mass Murders 4

By state & province

Cases per state and per 100,000 residents, a shaded state-by-state list, top cities, and Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP) by state.

Cases by state and province

Click a state or province to see its statistics. All case types.

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Top cities by open cases

Missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases, by the city recorded on the case.

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CityStateCasesOpenSolved / resolvedSolved / resolved %
Little RockAR63149513621.6%
Pine BluffAR2382003715.6%
North Little RockAR2021465627.7%
JonesboroAR85681720%
Fort SmithAR77651215.6%
BlythevilleAR6455914.1%
Forrest CityAR585358.6%
Hot Springs National ParkAR64521218.8%
El DoradoAR57471017.5%
West MemphisAR72462636.1%
TexarkanaAR57441322.8%
FayettevilleAR57362136.8%
Hot SpringsAR46321430.4%
ConwayAR45321328.9%
SpringdaleAR81275466.7%
HelenaAR3127412.9%
MagnoliaAR272527.4%
JacksonvilleAR35241131.4%
RussellvilleAR201915%
HopeAR2118314.3%
CamdenAR2217522.7%
MalvernAR2117419%
West HelenaAR2016420%
Van BurenAR2215731.8%
StuttgartAR1715211.8%
OsceolaAR2014630%
DumasAR151416.7%
MonticelloAR141400%
SearcyAR1813527.8%
BatesvilleAR1812633.3%
BentonAR1711531.3%
Mountain HomeAR1611531.3%
MariannaAR1511426.7%
HarrisonAR1411321.4%
RogersAR1610637.5%
Mountain ViewAR1310323.1%
WynneAR1210216.7%
DardanelleAR101000%
ParagouldAR129325%
FordyceAR128433.3%

Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP), by state / province

Cases where the person is recorded as American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous or First Nations. 17 missing persons were reported missing from tribal land (8 still missing).

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State / provinceMissingStill missingDeaths by forceUnsolvedUnidentified / unclaimedTotal
Arkansas210013

By decade & year

Cases by decade and year, the solved share by decade (the “cold case curve”), and seasonality by month and day of the week.

Cases by decade

Stacked by case type.

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Solved / resolved share by decade

The “cold case curve”: the share of each decade’s cases now marked solved, located, identified or claimed (decades with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Cases by year (last 50 years)

Recent years include many newly added cases; older years are more likely to be resolved and removed from public databases.

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Cases by month

Seasonality: month of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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Cases by day of the week

Day of the week of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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By age

Age groups for each case type, solved share by age, average ages and an age / sex pyramid.

Cases by age group

Average age: 32.9 missing · 34.6 deaths by force · 45.8 unidentified.

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Solved / resolved share by age group

Share of each age group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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Age and sex

Male (left) and female (right) by age group – missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed together.

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By sex

Male / female split for each case type and solved share by sex.

Cases by sex

Share of each case type that is male, female or not recorded.

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Solved / resolved share by sex

Share of male and female cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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By race & ethnicity

Race and ethnicity compared with the U.S. population, and the solved share for each group.

Cases by race / ethnicity

Share of each case type, compared with the U.S. population in the table.

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Solved / resolved share by race / ethnicity

Share of each group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed (groups with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Solve rates & how long cases stay open

Case status for deaths by force, how many years open cases have been open, and a state-by-decade solved-share heatmap.

Deaths by force: case status

How each case is recorded. “Charged / in court” counts as solved in the solved share; accidental and self-inflicted deaths are left out of it.

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How long open cases have been open

Years since the case date, for cases still unsolved, missing, unidentified or unclaimed.

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Solved / resolved share by state and decade

Percent of missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases now solved, located, identified or claimed. Hover a cell for the count.

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State1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
AR718118651234
<2%2–55–1010–2020–3535–5050%+fewer than 10 cases

Rewards offered 3 deaths by force cases list a reward, and 2 of them are still unsolved.

Possible matches

Possible missing person / unidentified remains matches by score.

Possible missing person / unidentified matches

102,241 possible matches scoring 75% or higher, involving 13,698 missing persons and 7,876 unidentified remains. Browse the matches.

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Serial killers & mass murders

Serial killers by victims and decade; mass murders by year, place, firearms, attacker and victims.

Serial killers by number of victims

Confirmed victims listed on each profile (12 profiles).

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Serial killers by decade they started

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Serial killers by sex and race

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GroupProfilesShare
Sex: Female216.7%
Sex: Male1083.3%
Race: White975%
Race: Black325%

Mass murders by year

4 incidents. Killed per year is in the table and the next chart.

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People killed in mass murders, by year

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Mass murders by type of place

All incidents in the database (not affected by the filters).

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Firearms used in mass shootings, by type

Firearms recorded in the Violence Project data for incidents up to its last update (90 with 1 firearms, 52 with 2 firearms, 28 with 3 firearms, 31 with 4 or more firearms). All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Mass murderers: age, sex and race

The attacker in each incident, where recorded.

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GroupIncidentsShare
Sex: Male4100%
Race: White4100%
Age: 0-12125%
Age: 13-17125%
Age: 25-34125%
Age: 35-49125%
Setting: Urban105–
Setting: Rural48–
Setting: Suburban48–
Setting: Not recorded68–

Mass murder victims: relationship to the killer

1,728 victims listed; 33.4% female. All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Longest-open cases

The oldest unsolved, missing, unidentified and unclaimed cases, linked to each case file.

Longest-open missing persons

The 25 oldest still missing cases in Arkansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Maud CrawfordCamden, ARMar 19576965Female
John BurrellHoratio, ARDec 19735335Male
Francis HeathCrossett, ARAug 19745245Female
Brenda GozaClarksville, ARDec 19755118Female
Gary MullinaxLittle Rock, ARMay 19765021Male
Kathi Ann MccurdyLittle Rock, AROct 19765017Female
Cynthia MabryRussellville, ARDec 19765013Female
Mary ShinnMagnolia, ARJul 19784825Female
Anthony AllenFort Smith, AROct 19784816Male
Mrytle WilliamsMalvern, ARNov 19784838Female
Kay CollinsMountain Home, ARDec 19784833Female
Cindy Cheree KentNorth Little Rock, ARMar 19794717Female
Iva JohnsonHot Springs, ARApr 19814545Female
Janice PottsHarrison, ARAug 19814540Female
Jean MckinneyPearcy, ARApr 19824455Female
Linda ReynoldsFort Smith, ARMay 19824430Female
Matthew CrockerVan Buren, ARJun 1983430Male
Richard Burks HartNorth Little Rock, ARMay 19854161Male
Verna HollingsworthFort Smith, ARJul 19854143Female
Jeffrey SmithHot Springs, ARDec 19854116Female
Claude Rains IiWynne, ARJan 19864042Male
Darla HarperLittle Rock, ARMar 19864025Female
Gregory NicelyVan Buren, ARJan 19873934Male
Patsy ClarkLittle Rock, ARMar 19873955Female
Ernie EarlsPiggott, ARApr 19873921Male

Longest-open deaths by force

The 25 oldest unsolved cases in Arkansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
James M. HindsMonroe, AROct 186815834Male
Michael BaerFort Smith, ARMay 186915731Male
Samuel LemingWaldron, ARAug 187914744Male
William PattonFayetteville, ARJul 188114532Male
John Isham MountFayetteville, ARJul 188114537Male
H. L. SmithSheridan, ARFeb 1887139–Male
John A. BrattonSheridan, ARFeb 1887139–Male
Jeff HaynesMonticello, ARDec 1890136–Male
Will DaltonRogers, ARJan 189113525Male
Charles F. PateHoward Township, ARApr 1893133–Male
John RaineyMccrory, ARAug 1893133–Male
Alfred WernerPresley Junction, ARAug 1895131–Male
Will JonesVan Buren Township, ARJul 1896130–Male
Solomon RollinsOkolona, ARMar 189712947Male
Thomas TolerHot Springs, ARMar 189912747Male
J. E. HartHot Springs, ARMar 189912746Male
John Z. NorrisPocahontas, ARMar 190112529Male
George Claud Holt PickettPine Bluff, ARApr 190112537Male
Samuel Abner WeaverEngland, ARApr 190212441Male
John DonahueHot Springs, ARDec 190212438Male
William MurphreeSt Francis, ARAug 190412238Male
William Wesley RainboltForrest City, ARAug 190412248Male
Jeff D. MorganBatesville, ARSep 190412231Male
Charles FewStamps, ARJan 190612032Male
James BushPolk, ARJun 190612034Male

Longest-open unidentified remains

The 25 oldest unidentified cases in Arkansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Unidentified MaleMt. Magazine, ARJul 19705645Male
Unidentified MaleARDec 19725470Male
Unidentified MaleLittle Rock, ARMay 19745250Male
Unidentified MaleHelena, ARAug 19755168Male
Unidentified FemaleNorth Little Rock, ARJul 19774935Female
Unidentified MaleHelena, ARJun 19784830Male
Unidentified MaleNorth Little Rock, ARJul 19784865Male
Unidentified MaleStuttgart, ARAug 19784838Male
Unidentified MaleConway, AROct 19784818Male
Unidentified FemaleLittle Rock, ARFeb 19794770Female
Unidentified MaleHeth, ARJun 19804635Male
Unidentified FemaleNorth Little Rock, ARAug 19804630Female
Unidentified MaleLake Village, ARApr 19814565Male
Unidentified FemaleMariana, ARDec 19814530Female
Unidentified MaleHelena, ARJun 19824445Male
Unidentified MaleWest Memphis, ARAug 19824430Male
Unidentified MaleARSep 19824418Male
Unidentified FemaleHope, ARSep 19824465Female
Unidentified MaleHot Springs, ARMar 19834358Male
Unidentified FemaleMarianna, ARMar 19834345Female
Unidentified MaleFort Smith, ARMay 19834330Male
Unidentified MaleWest Memphis, ARMay 19834345Male
Unidentified MalePrescott, ARJun 19834358Male
Unidentified FemaleGentry, ARJun 19834360Female
Unidentified MaleLittle Rock, ARNov 19834350Male

Longest-open unclaimed persons

The 25 oldest unclaimed cases in Arkansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Nicholas RobledoVan Buren, ARDec 199234–Male
Brandy TreatFayetteville, ARJul 201610–Female
Robert AndersonFayetteville, ARAug 201610–Male
Pamela WilsonFayetteville, ARNov 201610–Female
Virgil DavisMarion, ARFeb 20179–Male
Jonathan MillerFayetteville, ARFeb 20179–Male
Charles SmithFayetteville, ARMar 20179–Male
Charles TackettFayetteville, ARJul 20179–Male
John CaseyFayetteville, ARJul 20179–Male
Terry WoodFayetteville, ARSep 20179–Male
Curtis VanhooseFayetteville, AROct 20179–Male
David SmartFayetteville, ARNov 20179–Male
Hap TerrellFayetteville, ARMar 20188–Male
Michael ThomasFayetteville, ARMar 20188–Male
Johnny FryeFayetteville, ARSep 20188–Male
Michael TurbyfillSpringdale, ARMay 20197–Male
Mark LawSpringdale, AROct 20197–Male
William Walker IIIPortia, ARFeb 20206–Male
Alvin DukeTexarkana, AROct 20233–Male
John CozadEl Dorado, ARJan 20242–Male

Community activity

Forum discussion, memorials, evidence boards and the most viewed cases.

Community activity

Real member activity on case pages (all cases, not affected by the filters).

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MeasureCount
Cases with member forum discussion: Mass murders19
Cases with member forum discussion: Missing persons379
Cases with member forum discussion: Deaths by force717
Cases with member forum discussion: Serial killers59
Cases with member forum discussion: Unclaimed3
Cases with member forum discussion: Unidentified4
Cases with a MyMemorium memorial5,007
Evidence boards created by members256

Most viewed deaths by force cases

All-time page views.

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CasePlaceViews
Joachim SummerfordAberdeen, NC12,682
Zion TerryRichmond, VA11,602
Travis A. HobbsNew-orleans, LA6,120
Shannon WatkinsJonesboro, GA5,496
Jameal GaudetHarvey, LA4,977
Melanie Lynn BerryWichita-falls, TX4,891
Kiarra Jazzmyn GeorgeSacramento, CA4,732
Romeca MeeksChicago, IL4,147
Shuaib Naz “Shuaiby” AslamStockton, CA3,767
Javon M. BaileyLouisville, KY3,737
Felicito CanalesBaton-rouge, LA3,591
Shawn HudsonThrockmorton County, TX3,563
Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.Jackson, MS3,334
Benjamin Joseph DeenHattiesburg, MS3,296
David WashingtonPensacola, FL3,279

Methodology & how to cite

These statistics count the cases in the Crime Solvers Central database as of October 29, 2026. They are rebuilt every night.

What is counted

  • Missing persons – NamUs, NCMEC and Canadian police cases. “Located” means the case is marked resolved (found alive or deceased). Age is the age when last seen.
  • Deaths by force – homicides and other violent deaths from police, news, court and public records. “Solved” includes cases marked solved, charged / in court, primary suspect deceased or substantiated. Deaths ruled accidental or self-inflicted are counted but left out of solved shares.
  • Unidentified remains and unclaimed persons – NamUs cases. Unidentified ages use the middle of the medical examiner’s estimated range.
  • Serial killer profiles are placed in the state where they killed and the first year they were active; victims are the confirmed victims listed on the profile. Mass murders are incidents, dated by the attack; attacker and firearm details come from The Violence Project coding where available.
  • Race and ethnicity are as recorded by the source and grouped into broad categories; “Multiracial” is used when more than one is listed.
  • Per-100,000 rates use 2020 U.S. Census and 2021 Canadian Census populations.

Limits

  • This is not a complete count of all crime. Our homicide records lean heavily toward unsolved cases, so the solved share is much lower than official police clearance rates and should not be reported as one.
  • Coverage differs by state and by year: some cities and states have been imported in full, others only partly, and recent years include many newly added cases.
  • Cases without a date, age, state or race are left out of that breakdown only (they still count in the totals).

How to cite

Crime Solvers Central. “Arkansas Missing Persons & Unsolved Case Statistics.” Data as of October 29, 2026. https://crimesolverscentral.com/statistics/arkansas

You’re welcome to link to this page or to any state’s page (for example /statistics/texas). Each chart’s Cite button copies a citation that links straight to that chart.