Safest Cities in Arkansas (2024)
Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Arkansas has 218 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 579.4 per 100K.
218
Cities Tracked
67.2
Safest City Rate
306.2
Median City Rate
1922.3
Highest Rate
Top 25 Safest Cities in Arkansas
| # | City | Population | Violent Rate | Murder Rate | Property Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenbrier | 5,954 | 67.2 | 0.0 | 67.2 | B |
| 2 | Hot Springs Village | 15,861 | 88.3 | 0.0 | 189.1 | B |
| 3 | Cave Springs | 6,248 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 256.1 | B |
| 4 | Prairie Grove | 8,572 | 128.3 | 0.0 | 490.0 | C+ |
| 5 | Tontitown | 8,554 | 128.6 | 0.0 | 526.1 | C+ |
| 6 | Centerton | 26,233 | 144.9 | 3.8 | 240.2 | C |
| 7 | Bryant | 22,262 | 175.2 | 0.0 | 2057.3 | C |
| 8 | Maumelle | 19,516 | 179.3 | 0.0 | 1117.0 | C |
| 9 | Bella Vista | 33,122 | 202.3 | 3.0 | 489.1 | D+ |
| 10 | Greenwood | 9,721 | 216.0 | 0.0 | 329.2 | D+ |
| 11 | De Queen | 5,998 | 216.7 | 0.0 | 1717.2 | D+ |
| 12 | Farmington | 10,608 | 235.7 | 0.0 | 358.2 | D+ |
| 13 | Warren | 5,141 | 252.9 | 0.0 | 1108.7 | D+ |
| 14 | Bentonville | 61,109 | 255.3 | 4.9 | 828.0 | D+ |
| 15 | Lowell | 12,036 | 257.6 | 0.0 | 639.7 | D+ |
| 16 | Mountain Home | 13,427 | 275.6 | 7.5 | 2256.6 | D |
| 17 | Berryville | 5,782 | 276.7 | 0.0 | 2473.2 | D |
| 18 | White Hall | 5,398 | 277.9 | 0.0 | 889.2 | D |
| 19 | Ward | 7,108 | 281.4 | 0.0 | 1069.2 | D |
| 20 | Arkadelphia | 10,222 | 293.5 | 0.0 | 1839.2 | D |
| 21 | Harrison | 13,524 | 318.0 | 0.0 | 1789.4 | D |
| 22 | Rogers | 75,307 | 341.3 | 1.3 | 1274.8 | D |
| 23 | Russellville | 29,467 | 349.5 | 0.0 | 1384.6 | D |
| 24 | Cabot | 27,405 | 354.0 | 3.6 | 1313.6 | D |
| 25 | Barling | 5,366 | 354.1 | 0.0 | 1341.8 | D |
Most Dangerous Cities in Arkansas
| # | City | Population | Violent Rate | Murder Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Memphis | 23,617 | 1922.3 | 72.0 | F |
| 2 | Little Rock | 204,247 | 1672.0 | 17.6 | F |
| 3 | Helena-West Helena | 8,404 | 1630.2 | 95.2 | F |
| 4 | Pine Bluff | 38,524 | 1580.8 | 36.3 | F |
| 5 | Blytheville | 12,354 | 1359.9 | 40.5 | F |
| 6 | El Dorado | 16,603 | 1319.0 | 18.1 | F |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 7,642 | 1308.6 | 0.0 | F |
| 8 | Trumann | 7,367 | 1180.9 | 0.0 | F |
| 9 | North Little Rock | 64,487 | 1180.1 | 29.5 | F |
| 10 | Forrest City | 12,332 | 1175.8 | 40.5 | F |
| 11 | Camden | 10,025 | 1087.3 | 10.0 | F |
| 12 | Wynne | 7,919 | 1022.9 | 12.6 | F |
| 13 | Jacksonville | 28,958 | 949.7 | 20.7 | F |
| 14 | Paragould | 30,814 | 915.2 | 3.3 | F |
| 15 | Fort Smith | 89,977 | 842.4 | 0.0 | F |
All 218 Cities in Arkansas
Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.
Show all 218 cities
| # | City | Pop. | Violent Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | 1,060 | 0.0 | A |
| 2 | Mammoth Spring | 947 | 0.0 | A |
| 3 | Ola | 916 | 0.0 | A |
| 4 | Higginson | 905 | 0.0 | A |
| 5 | Cammack Village | 746 | 0.0 | A |
| 6 | Madison | 719 | 0.0 | A |
| 7 | Swifton | 718 | 0.0 | A |
| 8 | Wilson | 708 | 0.0 | A |
| 9 | Altus | 677 | 0.0 | A |
| 10 | Tyronza | 673 | 0.0 | A |
| 11 | Bonanza | 615 | 0.0 | A |
| 12 | Black Rock | 614 | 0.0 | A |
| 13 | Gillett | 610 | 0.0 | A |
| 14 | McRae | 609 | 0.0 | A |
| 15 | Turrell | 498 | 0.0 | A |
| 16 | Hartford | 496 | 0.0 | A |
| 17 | Norfork | 476 | 0.0 | A |
| 18 | Central City | 466 | 0.0 | A |
| 19 | Humphrey | 439 | 0.0 | A |
| 20 | Pleasant Plains | 350 | 0.0 | A |
| 21 | Menifee | 303 | 0.0 | A |
| 22 | Patterson | 289 | 0.0 | A |
| 23 | Lead Hill | 286 | 0.0 | A |
| 24 | Etowah | 238 | 0.0 | A |
| 25 | St. Charles | 190 | 0.0 | A |
| 26 | Jericho | 99 | 0.0 | A |
| 27 | West Fork | 2,362 | 42.3 | B+ |
| 28 | Gassville | 2,241 | 44.6 | B+ |
| 29 | Bay | 1,803 | 55.5 | B+ |
| 30 | Vilonia | 4,656 | 64.4 | B+ |
| 31 | Greenbrier | 5,954 | 67.2 | B |
| 32 | Hoxie | 2,612 | 76.6 | B |
| 33 | Piggott | 3,509 | 85.5 | B |
| 34 | Hot Springs Village | 15,861 | 88.3 | B |
| 35 | Pottsville | 3,330 | 90.1 | B |
| 36 | Caraway | 1,086 | 92.1 | B |
| 37 | Cave Springs | 6,248 | 96.0 | B |
| 38 | Hughes | 973 | 102.8 | B |
| 39 | Bono | 2,907 | 103.2 | B |
| 40 | Augusta | 1,928 | 103.7 | C+ |
| 41 | Luxora | 865 | 115.6 | C+ |
| 42 | Greers Ferry | 849 | 117.8 | C+ |
| 43 | Diamond City | 846 | 118.2 | C+ |
| 44 | Prairie Grove | 8,572 | 128.3 | C+ |
| 45 | Tontitown | 8,554 | 128.6 | C+ |
| 46 | Murfreesboro | 1,499 | 133.4 | C+ |
| 47 | Guy | 741 | 135.0 | C+ |
| 48 | Perryville | 1,412 | 141.6 | C+ |
| 49 | Haskell | 4,193 | 143.1 | C+ |
| 50 | Centerton | 26,233 | 144.9 | C |
| 51 | Lake City | 2,729 | 146.6 | C |
| 52 | Marmaduke | 1,248 | 160.3 | C |
| 53 | Clinton | 2,492 | 160.5 | C |
| 54 | Diaz | 1,219 | 164.1 | C |
| 55 | Stamps | 1,199 | 166.8 | C |
| 56 | Ash Flat | 1,189 | 168.2 | C |
| 57 | Goshen | 2,364 | 169.2 | C |
| 58 | Lamar | 1,768 | 169.7 | C |
| 59 | Bryant | 22,262 | 175.2 | C |
| 60 | Cherry Valley | 565 | 177.0 | C |
| 61 | Tuckerman | 1,676 | 179.0 | C |
| 62 | Maumelle | 19,516 | 179.3 | C |
| 63 | Highfill | 2,739 | 182.5 | C |
| 64 | Mulberry | 1,640 | 182.9 | C |
| 65 | Mineral Springs | 1,053 | 189.9 | C |
| 66 | Eudora | 1,566 | 191.6 | C |
| 67 | Smackover | 1,566 | 191.6 | C |
| 68 | Lavaca | 2,533 | 197.4 | D+ |
| 69 | Cherokee Village | 4,986 | 200.6 | D+ |
| 70 | Danville | 1,988 | 201.2 | D+ |
| 71 | Bella Vista | 33,122 | 202.3 | D+ |
| 72 | Cedarville | 1,451 | 206.8 | D+ |
| 73 | Bull Shoals | 1,927 | 207.6 | D+ |
| 74 | Cotter | 963 | 207.7 | D+ |
| 75 | Austin | 4,204 | 214.1 | D+ |
| 76 | Greenwood | 9,721 | 216.0 | D+ |
| 77 | De Queen | 5,998 | 216.7 | D+ |
| 78 | Dover | 1,358 | 220.9 | D+ |
| 79 | Gosnell | 2,680 | 223.9 | D+ |
| 80 | Flippin | 1,326 | 226.2 | D+ |
| 81 | Fairfield Bay | 2,185 | 228.8 | D+ |
| 82 | Hackett | 868 | 230.4 | D+ |
| 83 | Farmington | 10,608 | 235.7 | D+ |
| 84 | Greenland | 1,222 | 245.5 | D+ |
| 85 | Warren | 5,141 | 252.9 | D+ |
| 86 | Shannon Hills | 4,743 | 253.0 | D+ |
| 87 | Lakeview | 789 | 253.5 | D+ |
| 88 | Damascus | 393 | 254.5 | D+ |
| 89 | Bentonville | 61,109 | 255.3 | D+ |
| 90 | Lowell | 12,036 | 257.6 | D+ |
| 91 | Corning | 3,086 | 259.2 | D+ |
| 92 | Hardy | 770 | 259.7 | D+ |
| 93 | Gravette | 3,813 | 262.3 | D+ |
| 94 | Plumerville | 743 | 269.2 | D |
| 95 | Des Arc | 1,826 | 273.8 | D |
| 96 | Mountain Home | 13,427 | 275.6 | D |
| 97 | Berryville | 5,782 | 276.7 | D |
| 98 | White Hall | 5,398 | 277.9 | D |
| 99 | Ward | 7,108 | 281.4 | D |
| 100 | Mansfield | 1,053 | 284.9 | D |
| 101 | Glenwood | 2,072 | 289.6 | D |
| 102 | Arkadelphia | 10,222 | 293.5 | D |
| 103 | Bradford | 679 | 294.6 | D |
| 104 | Little Flock | 3,030 | 297.0 | D |
| 105 | Cave City | 2,016 | 297.6 | D |
| 106 | Johnson | 3,693 | 297.9 | D |
| 107 | Waldron | 3,354 | 298.2 | D |
| 108 | Gentry | 4,668 | 299.9 | D |
| 109 | Prescott | 2,986 | 301.4 | D |
| 110 | Monette | 1,633 | 306.2 | D |
| 111 | Salem | 1,623 | 308.1 | D |
| 112 | Atkins | 2,893 | 311.1 | D |
| 113 | Harrison | 13,524 | 318.0 | D |
| 114 | Weiner | 618 | 323.6 | D |
| 115 | Elkins | 3,977 | 326.9 | D |
| 116 | Redfield | 1,487 | 336.2 | D |
| 117 | Rogers | 75,307 | 341.3 | D |
| 118 | Carlisle | 2,007 | 348.8 | D |
| 119 | Russellville | 29,467 | 349.5 | D |
| 120 | Cabot | 27,405 | 354.0 | D |
| 121 | Barling | 5,366 | 354.1 | D |
| 122 | Heber Springs | 7,333 | 354.6 | D |
| 123 | Eureka Springs | 2,201 | 363.5 | D |
| 124 | Pea Ridge | 9,480 | 369.2 | D |
| 125 | Mena | 5,633 | 372.8 | F |
| 126 | Walnut Ridge | 5,539 | 379.1 | F |
| 127 | Searcy | 24,108 | 398.2 | F |
| 128 | Dardanelle | 4,504 | 399.6 | F |
| 129 | Rose Bud | 498 | 401.6 | F |
| 130 | Manila | 3,724 | 402.8 | F |
| 131 | McCrory | 1,475 | 406.8 | F |
| 132 | Marked Tree | 2,178 | 413.2 | F |
| 133 | Benton | 38,408 | 414.0 | F |
| 134 | Hamburg | 2,379 | 420.3 | F |
| 135 | Fayetteville | 104,089 | 423.7 | F |
| 136 | Nashville | 4,010 | 423.9 | F |
| 137 | Quitman | 704 | 426.1 | F |
| 138 | Kensett | 1,405 | 427.0 | F |
| 139 | Lake Village | 1,866 | 428.7 | F |
| 140 | Ashdown | 4,136 | 435.2 | F |
| 141 | Gurdon | 1,834 | 436.2 | F |
| 142 | Batesville | 11,623 | 438.8 | F |
| 143 | Amity | 677 | 443.1 | F |
| 144 | Alma | 6,053 | 446.1 | F |
| 145 | Harrisburg | 2,206 | 453.3 | F |
| 146 | DeWitt | 2,844 | 457.1 | F |
| 147 | Lewisville | 867 | 461.4 | F |
| 148 | Clarksville | 9,680 | 464.9 | F |
| 149 | Booneville | 3,825 | 470.6 | F |
| 150 | Ravenden | 422 | 473.9 | F |
| 151 | Mountain View | 2,953 | 474.1 | F |
| 152 | Van Buren | 24,446 | 474.5 | F |
| 153 | Springdale | 91,630 | 491.1 | F |
| 154 | Newport | 8,115 | 492.9 | F |
| 155 | England | 2,431 | 493.6 | F |
| 156 | Siloam Springs | 19,985 | 495.4 | F |
| 157 | McGehee | 3,561 | 505.5 | F |
| 158 | Parkin | 780 | 512.8 | F |
| 159 | Charleston | 2,724 | 514.0 | F |
| 160 | Earle | 1,748 | 514.9 | F |
| 161 | Conway | 71,417 | 523.7 | F |
| 162 | Judsonia | 1,889 | 529.4 | F |
| 163 | Sheridan | 5,268 | 531.5 | F |
| 164 | Hot Springs | 38,001 | 534.2 | F |
| 165 | Morrilton | 7,112 | 534.3 | F |
| 166 | Monticello | 8,095 | 543.5 | F |
| 167 | Brookland | 4,715 | 551.4 | F |
| 168 | Green Forest | 3,214 | 560.0 | F |
| 169 | Alexander | 3,854 | 570.8 | F |
| 170 | Kibler | 1,044 | 574.7 | F |
| 171 | Leachville | 1,890 | 582.0 | F |
| 172 | Lincoln | 2,378 | 588.7 | F |
| 173 | Marshall | 1,310 | 610.7 | F |
| 174 | Lepanto | 1,636 | 611.2 | F |
| 175 | Hampton | 1,133 | 617.8 | F |
| 176 | Sherwood | 33,223 | 635.1 | F |
| 177 | Mayflower | 2,355 | 636.9 | F |
| 178 | Osceola | 6,519 | 644.3 | F |
| 179 | Decatur | 1,707 | 644.4 | F |
| 180 | Malvern | 11,155 | 654.4 | F |
| 181 | Pocahontas | 7,668 | 665.1 | F |
| 182 | Ozark | 3,605 | 665.7 | F |
| 183 | Clarendon | 1,442 | 693.5 | F |
| 184 | Beebe | 9,022 | 709.4 | F |
| 185 | Hope | 8,445 | 710.5 | F |
| 186 | Jonesboro | 81,256 | 719.9 | F |
| 187 | Crossett | 4,507 | 776.6 | F |
| 188 | Marion | 13,619 | 778.3 | F |
| 189 | Paris | 3,312 | 785.0 | F |
| 190 | Fordyce | 3,177 | 786.9 | F |
| 191 | Magnolia | 10,650 | 788.7 | F |
| 192 | Pangburn | 498 | 803.2 | F |
| 193 | Texarkana | 29,173 | 822.7 | F |
| 194 | Lonoke | 4,283 | 840.5 | F |
| 195 | Sulphur Springs | 475 | 842.1 | F |
| 196 | Fort Smith | 89,977 | 842.4 | F |
| 197 | Paragould | 30,814 | 915.2 | F |
| 198 | Hazen | 1,414 | 919.4 | F |
| 199 | Jacksonville | 28,958 | 949.7 | F |
| 200 | Bald Knob | 2,509 | 956.6 | F |
| 201 | Star City | 2,070 | 966.2 | F |
| 202 | De Valls Bluff | 496 | 1008.1 | F |
| 203 | Caddo Valley | 589 | 1018.7 | F |
| 204 | Wynne | 7,919 | 1022.9 | F |
| 205 | Camden | 10,025 | 1087.3 | F |
| 206 | Dumas | 3,562 | 1151.0 | F |
| 207 | Forrest City | 12,332 | 1175.8 | F |
| 208 | North Little Rock | 64,487 | 1180.1 | F |
| 209 | Trumann | 7,367 | 1180.9 | F |
| 210 | Stuttgart | 7,642 | 1308.6 | F |
| 211 | El Dorado | 16,603 | 1319.0 | F |
| 212 | Blytheville | 12,354 | 1359.9 | F |
| 213 | Brinkley | 2,536 | 1498.4 | F |
| 214 | Pine Bluff | 38,524 | 1580.8 | F |
| 215 | Helena-West Helena | 8,404 | 1630.2 | F |
| 216 | Little Rock | 204,247 | 1672.0 | F |
| 217 | Marianna | 3,243 | 1819.3 | F |
| 218 | West Memphis | 23,617 | 1922.3 | F |
Crime Composition in Arkansas
How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Arkansas.
Agg. Assault: 79.6%
Robbery: 8.1%
Rape: 11.1%
Murder: 1.2%
State violent crime rate: 579.4/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (61% above national average)
About This Data
Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.
Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.
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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities