Arkansas Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 204 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade D

204 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 25/100 (Below Average).

What is Arkansas’s crime safety grade?

Arkansas earned an overall safety grade of D (score: 25/100, Below Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 580.1 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1939.5 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 204 Arkansas cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 204 graded Arkansas cities, 21 earned A+, 33 earned A, 38 received B, 41 landed at C, 31 received D, and 40 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Norfork with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is West Memphis with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1922.3/100K).

Roughly 26% of graded cities in Arkansas achieved an A or A+ rating, while 35% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Arkansas and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

21 cities

33 cities

38 cities

41 cities

31 cities

40 cities

Norfork

0
Bonanza

0
Tyronza

0
Cammack Village

0
Higginson

0
Swifton

0
Lead Hill

0
Mammoth Spring

0

What this shows Norfork reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Arkansas. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Arkansas average of 580.1. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Norfork	100	0/100K	0/100K	476
2	A+	Bonanza	99	0/100K	162.6/100K	615
3	A+	Tyronza	99	0/100K	148.6/100K	673
4	A+	Cammack Village	98	0/100K	268.1/100K	746
5	A+	Higginson	98	0/100K	221/100K	905
6	A+	Swifton	98	0/100K	278.6/100K	718
7	A+	Lead Hill	97	0/100K	349.7/100K	286
8	A+	Mammoth Spring	97	0/100K	316.8/100K	947
9	A+	McRae	97	0/100K	328.4/100K	609
10	A+	Ola	97	0/100K	327.5/100K	916
11	A+	Gillett	96	0/100K	491.8/100K	610
12	A+	Hartford	96	0/100K	403.2/100K	496
13	A+	St. Charles	95	0/100K	526.3/100K	190
14	A+	Black Rock	94	0/100K	651.5/100K	614
15	A+	Central City	94	0/100K	643.8/100K	466
16	A+	Patterson	94	0/100K	692/100K	289
17	A+	Humphrey	92	0/100K	911.2/100K	439
18	A+	Altus	90	0/100K	1181.7/100K	677
19	A+	Highland	90	0/100K	1132.1/100K	1,060
20	A+	Hot Springs Village	90	88.3/100K	189.1/100K	15,861
21	A+	Pottsville	90	90.1/100K	150.2/100K	3,330
22	A	Etowah	89	0/100K	1260.5/100K	238
23	A	West Fork	89	42.3/100K	762.1/100K	2,362
24	A	Menifee	88	0/100K	1320.1/100K	303
25	A	Bay	88	55.5/100K	721/100K	1,803
26	A	Cave Springs	88	96/100K	256.1/100K	6,248
27	A	Pleasant Plains	87	0/100K	1428.6/100K	350
28	A	Vilonia	86	64.4/100K	859.1/100K	4,656
29	A	Piggott	86	85.5/100K	684/100K	3,509
30	A	Luxora	86	115.6/100K	231.2/100K	865
31	A	Diamond City	86	118.2/100K	236.4/100K	846
32	A	Guy	85	135/100K	135/100K	741
33	A	Gassville	83	44.6/100K	1383.3/100K	2,241
34	A	Caraway	83	92.1/100K	920.8/100K	1,086
35	A	Prairie Grove	83	128.3/100K	490/100K	8,572
36	A	Tontitown	83	128.6/100K	526.1/100K	8,554
37	A	Centerton	83	144.9/100K	240.2/100K	26,233
38	A	Hughes	82	102.8/100K	925/100K	973
39	A	Haskell	81	143.1/100K	572.4/100K	4,193
40	A	Goshen	81	169.2/100K	211.5/100K	2,364
41	A	Highfill	81	182.5/100K	146/100K	2,739
42	A	Murfreesboro	80	133.4/100K	733.8/100K	1,499
43	A	Diaz	80	164.1/100K	410.2/100K	1,219
44	A	Lake City	78	146.6/100K	842.8/100K	2,729
45	A	Tuckerman	77	179/100K	596.7/100K	1,676
46	A	Lavaca	77	197.4/100K	434.3/100K	2,533
47	A	Bull Shoals	77	207.6/100K	311.4/100K	1,927
48	A	Cotter	77	207.7/100K	311.5/100K	963
49	A	Bella Vista	76	202.3/100K	489.1/100K	33,122
50	A	Cedarville	76	206.8/100K	413.5/100K	1,451
51	A	Greenwood	76	216/100K	329.2/100K	9,721
52	A	Marmaduke	75	160.3/100K	1041.7/100K	1,248
53	A	Cherokee Village	75	200.6/100K	621.7/100K	4,986
54	A	Danville	75	201.2/100K	603.6/100K	1,988
55	B	Eudora	74	191.6/100K	830.1/100K	1,566
56	B	Austin	74	214.1/100K	499.5/100K	4,204
57	B	Lakeview	74	253.5/100K	126.7/100K	789
58	B	Jericho	73	0/100K	3030.3/100K	99
59	B	Bono	73	103.2/100K	1926.4/100K	2,907
60	B	Lamar	73	169.7/100K	1131.2/100K	1,768
61	B	Cherry Valley	73	177/100K	1061.9/100K	565
62	B	Hackett	73	230.4/100K	460.8/100K	868
63	B	Farmington	73	235.7/100K	358.2/100K	10,608
64	B	Greenland	73	245.5/100K	245.5/100K	1,222
65	B	Maumelle	72	179.3/100K	1117/100K	19,516
66	B	Mineral Springs	72	189.9/100K	1044.6/100K	1,053
67	B	Plumerville	71	269.2/100K	269.2/100K	743
68	B	Perryville	70	141.6/100K	1770.5/100K	1,412
69	B	Mulberry	70	182.9/100K	1341.5/100K	1,640
70	B	Dover	69	220.9/100K	1030.9/100K	1,358
71	B	Gosnell	69	223.9/100K	1044.8/100K	2,680
72	B	Shannon Hills	69	253/100K	695.8/100K	4,743
73	B	Lowell	69	257.6/100K	639.7/100K	12,036
74	B	Corning	69	259.2/100K	648.1/100K	3,086
75	B	Hardy	68	259.7/100K	649.4/100K	770
76	B	Des Arc	68	273.8/100K	547.6/100K	1,826
77	B	Mansfield	68	284.9/100K	474.8/100K	1,053
78	B	Gentry	68	299.9/100K	257.1/100K	4,668
79	B	Bentonville	67	255.3/100K	828/100K	61,109
80	B	Little Flock	66	297/100K	462/100K	3,030
81	B	Bryant	65	175.2/100K	2057.3/100K	22,262
82	B	Smackover	65	191.6/100K	1788/100K	1,566
83	B	Fairfield Bay	65	228.8/100K	1373/100K	2,185
84	B	Warren	65	252.9/100K	1108.7/100K	5,141
85	B	White Hall	65	277.9/100K	889.2/100K	5,398
86	B	Greers Ferry	64	117.8/100K	2826.9/100K	849
87	B	Ash Flat	63	168.2/100K	2270.8/100K	1,189
88	B	De Queen	63	216.7/100K	1717.2/100K	5,998
89	B	Ward	63	281.4/100K	1069.2/100K	7,108
90	B	Cave City	63	297.6/100K	793.7/100K	2,016
91	B	Gravette	62	262.3/100K	1390/100K	3,813
92	B	Elkins	60	326.9/100K	804.6/100K	3,977
93	C	Glenwood	59	289.6/100K	1399.6/100K	2,072
94	C	Salem	59	308.1/100K	1232.3/100K	1,623
95	C	Monette	58	306.2/100K	1347.2/100K	1,633
96	C	Pea Ridge	58	369.2/100K	590.7/100K	9,480
97	C	Johnson	56	297.9/100K	1624.7/100K	3,693
98	C	Arkadelphia	55	293.5/100K	1839.2/100K	10,222
99	C	Atkins	55	311.1/100K	1624.6/100K	2,893
100	C	Redfield	55	336.2/100K	1277.7/100K	1,487
101	C	Rogers	55	341.3/100K	1274.8/100K	75,307
102	C	Dardanelle	54	399.6/100K	754.9/100K	4,504
103	C	Mountain Home	53	275.6/100K	2256.6/100K	13,427
104	C	Harrison	53	318/100K	1789.4/100K	13,524
105	C	Russellville	53	349.5/100K	1384.6/100K	29,467
106	C	Cabot	53	354/100K	1313.6/100K	27,405
107	C	Barling	53	354.1/100K	1341.8/100K	5,366
108	C	Damascus	52	254.5/100K	2544.5/100K	393
109	C	Prescott	52	301.4/100K	2076.4/100K	2,986
110	C	Amity	52	443.1/100K	443.1/100K	677
111	C	Berryville	51	276.7/100K	2473.2/100K	5,782
112	C	Marked Tree	51	413.2/100K	918.3/100K	2,178
113	C	Lewisville	51	461.4/100K	346/100K	867
114	C	Waldron	50	298.2/100K	2325.6/100K	3,354
115	C	Hamburg	50	420.3/100K	924.8/100K	2,379
116	C	Kensett	50	427/100K	854.1/100K	1,405
117	C	Flippin	48	226.2/100K	6410.3/100K	1,326
118	C	Heber Springs	48	354.6/100K	1854.6/100K	7,333
119	C	Eureka Springs	48	363.5/100K	1771.9/100K	2,201
120	C	Manila	47	402.8/100K	1423.2/100K	3,724
121	C	Gurdon	47	436.2/100K	1145/100K	1,834
122	C	Alma	47	446.1/100K	1040.8/100K	6,053
123	C	Bradford	46	294.6/100K	2798.2/100K	679
124	C	Rose Bud	46	401.6/100K	1606.4/100K	498
125	C	DeWitt	45	457.1/100K	1125.2/100K	2,844
126	C	Ravenden	45	473.9/100K	947.9/100K	422
127	C	Batesville	44	438.8/100K	1462.6/100K	11,623
128	C	Parkin	43	512.8/100K	641/100K	780
129	C	Carlisle	42	348.8/100K	2690.6/100K	2,007
130	C	Searcy	41	398.2/100K	2269/100K	24,108
131	C	Judsonia	41	529.4/100K	688.2/100K	1,889
132	C	Mena	40	372.8/100K	2574.1/100K	5,633
133	C	Newport	40	492.9/100K	1232.3/100K	8,115
134	D	Benton	39	414/100K	2265.2/100K	38,408
135	D	Siloam Springs	39	495.4/100K	1356/100K	19,985
136	D	Charleston	39	514/100K	1174.7/100K	2,724
137	D	Green Forest	39	560/100K	591.2/100K	3,214
138	D	McCrory	38	406.8/100K	2508.5/100K	1,475
139	D	Nashville	38	423.9/100K	2219.5/100K	4,010
140	D	Brookland	38	551.4/100K	763.5/100K	4,715
141	D	Fayetteville	37	423.7/100K	2371/100K	104,089
142	D	Harrisburg	37	453.3/100K	1994.6/100K	2,206
143	D	England	37	493.6/100K	1604.3/100K	2,431
144	D	Sheridan	37	531.5/100K	1120/100K	5,268
145	D	Clarksville	36	464.9/100K	2035.1/100K	9,680
146	D	Booneville	36	470.6/100K	1960.8/100K	3,825
147	D	Mountain View	36	474.1/100K	1930.2/100K	2,953
148	D	Quitman	35	426.1/100K	2556.8/100K	704
149	D	Van Buren	35	474.5/100K	2045.3/100K	24,446
150	D	Monticello	35	543.5/100K	1235.3/100K	8,095
151	D	Leachville	35	582/100K	846.6/100K	1,890
152	D	Lincoln	35	588.7/100K	714.9/100K	2,378
153	D	Springdale	34	491.1/100K	1920.8/100K	91,630
154	D	Kibler	34	574.7/100K	957.9/100K	1,044
155	D	Ashdown	32	435.2/100K	2780.5/100K	4,136
156	D	Earle	32	514.9/100K	1945.1/100K	1,748
157	D	Lepanto	32	611.2/100K	855.7/100K	1,636
158	D	Marshall	31	610.7/100K	992.4/100K	1,310
159	D	Lake Village	30	428.7/100K	3108.3/100K	1,866
160	D	Conway	30	523.7/100K	2047.1/100K	71,417
161	D	Hampton	30	617.8/100K	970.9/100K	1,133
162	D	Pangburn	30	803.2/100K	0/100K	498
163	D	Decatur	25	644.4/100K	1230.2/100K	1,707
164	D	De Valls Bluff	25	1008.1/100K	604.8/100K	496
165	F	Alexander	23	570.8/100K	2257.4/100K	3,854
166	F	Morrilton	22	534.3/100K	2812.1/100K	7,112
167	F	Ozark	22	665.7/100K	1331.5/100K	3,605
168	F	Sherwood	20	635.1/100K	1935.4/100K	33,223
169	F	Mayflower	18	636.9/100K	2080.7/100K	2,355
170	F	Clarendon	18	693.5/100K	1525.7/100K	1,442
171	F	Bald Knob	18	956.6/100K	1395/100K	2,509
172	F	Hot Springs	17	534.2/100K	4163/100K	38,001
173	F	Beebe	15	709.4/100K	1673.7/100K	9,022
174	F	Malvern	14	654.4/100K	2402.5/100K	11,155
175	F	Star City	14	966.2/100K	1787.4/100K	2,070
176	F	Brinkley	13	1498.4/100K	1971.6/100K	2,536
177	F	Pocahontas	12	665.1/100K	2464.8/100K	7,668
178	F	Marion	12	778.3/100K	2092.7/100K	13,619
179	F	Paris	12	785/100K	2053.1/100K	3,312
180	F	Lonoke	11	840.5/100K	2218.1/100K	4,283
181	F	Magnolia	10	788.7/100K	2253.5/100K	10,650
182	F	Stuttgart	10	1308.6/100K	2290/100K	7,642
183	F	Trumann	8	1180.9/100K	2538.3/100K	7,367
184	F	Dumas	7	1151/100K	2610.9/100K	3,562
185	F	Marianna	6	1819.3/100K	2713.5/100K	3,243
186	F	Crossett	5	776.6/100K	2840/100K	4,507
187	F	Paragould	5	915.2/100K	2898/100K	30,814
188	F	Forrest City	5	1175.8/100K	2854.4/100K	12,332
189	F	Jonesboro	3	719.9/100K	3044.7/100K	81,256
190	F	Hope	2	710.5/100K	3197.2/100K	8,445
191	F	Caddo Valley	2	1018.7/100K	3225.8/100K	589
192	F	Fordyce	0	786.9/100K	3368/100K	3,177
193	F	Texarkana	0	822.7/100K	3575.2/100K	29,173
194	F	Fort Smith	0	842.4/100K	3684.3/100K	89,977
195	F	Jacksonville	0	949.7/100K	3960.9/100K	28,958
196	F	Wynne	0	1022.9/100K	3447.4/100K	7,919
197	F	Camden	0	1087.3/100K	4049.9/100K	10,025
198	F	North Little Rock	0	1180.1/100K	4312.5/100K	64,487
199	F	El Dorado	0	1319/100K	3487.3/100K	16,603
200	F	Blytheville	0	1359.9/100K	4419.6/100K	12,354
201	F	Pine Bluff	0	1580.8/100K	4547.8/100K	38,524
202	F	Helena-West Helena	0	1630.2/100K	3438.8/100K	8,404
203	F	Little Rock	0	1672/100K	5214.3/100K	204,247
204	F	West Memphis	0	1922.3/100K	4657.7/100K	23,617

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arkansas's overall crime safety grade?

Arkansas has an overall safety grade of D (score: 25/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 580.1 per 100K and property crime rate of 1939.5 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Arkansas have an A+ safety grade?

21 cities in Arkansas earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 33 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Arkansas?

Norfork is the highest-rated city in Arkansas with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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