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Safest towns in Arkansas

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 106 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Cave Springs 1 Cave Springs 5.3 Violent 0.7 per 1,000 Pottsville 2 Pottsville 6.8 Violent 0.9 per 1,000 Austin 3 Austin 10.8 Violent 1.3 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Cave Springs Cave Springs6,008 people 5.3 0.7 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
2 Pottsville Pottsville3,229 people 6.8 0.9 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
3 Austin Austin3,915 people 10.8 1.3 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
4 Bella Vista Bella Vista31,697 people 11.0 1.7 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
5 Map of Greenwood Greenwood9,616 people 11.1 2.1 per 1,000 2.9 per 1,000
6 West Fork3,095 people 11.2 0.9 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
7 Vilonia Vilonia4,498 people 11.9 1.0 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
8 Tontitown Tontitown6,425 people 12.0 1.3 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
9 Farmington Farmington9,094 people 12.0 2.0 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
10 Cherokee Village5,046 people 12.1 1.6 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
11 Prairie Grove Prairie Grove7,798 people 12.1 1.6 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
12 Map of Gentry Gentry4,240 people 13.7 2.8 per 1,000 2.5 per 1,000
13 Lowell Lowell10,849 people 15.2 2.3 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
14 Corning Corning3,134 people 15.6 2.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
15 Lake City Lake City2,531 people 16.0 1.8 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
16 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge8,108 people 17.3 3.1 per 1,000 5.0 per 1,000
17 Bentonville Bentonville58,249 people 17.7 2.2 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
18 Piggott Piggott3,555 people 17.7 2.3 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
19 Map of Little Flock Little Flock3,056 people 18.2 3.3 per 1,000 5.0 per 1,000
20 Map of Shannon Hills Shannon Hills4,641 people 18.8 2.9 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
21 Map of Maumelle Maumelle19,373 people 19.1 2.2 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
22 White Hall White Hall5,512 people 19.2 2.5 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
23 Gravette Gravette3,714 people 20.2 2.5 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
24 Elkins Elkins3,808 people 22.0 3.7 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
25 Brookland4,377 people 23.7 4.2 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
26 Bono Bono2,657 people 24.1 1.4 per 1,000 18.5 per 1,000
27 Fairfield Bay Fairfield Bay2,515 people 24.6 3.2 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
28 Gosnell Gosnell2,778 people 25.2 3.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
29 Dardanelle Dardanelle4,511 people 25.7 4.5 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
30 Rogers Rogers72,981 people 25.9 3.2 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
31 Sheridan Sheridan5,165 people 26.1 3.8 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
32 Map of Hamburg Hamburg2,886 people 26.4 4.1 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
33 Map of Atkins Atkins2,877 people 26.7 3.0 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
34 Map of Barling Barling5,007 people 26.7 3.4 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
35 Map of Bryant Bryant21,504 people 27.2 1.5 per 1,000 21.2 per 1,000
36 De Queen De Queen6,058 people 27.4 2.5 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
37 Warren Warren5,353 people 27.9 4.1 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
38 Map of Charleston Charleston2,646 people 28.0 4.4 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
39 Johnson Johnson3,656 people 28.1 2.9 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
40 Map of Green Forest Green Forest3,112 people 28.1 5.6 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
41 Map of Arkadelphia Arkadelphia10,099 people 28.6 2.9 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
42 Harrison Harrison13,350 people 29.2 3.1 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
43 Map of Ward Ward6,573 people 29.6 4.7 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
44 Berryville Berryville5,707 people 29.6 2.3 per 1,000 20.6 per 1,000
45 Map of Heber Springs Heber Springs7,161 people 29.6 3.1 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
46 Map of Alma Alma5,906 people 30.6 4.2 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
47 DeWitt DeWitt2,933 people 30.8 4.6 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
48 Map of Cabot Cabot26,960 people 31.0 3.8 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
49 Mountain View Mountain View2,913 people 32.1 4.2 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
50 Siloam Springs Siloam Springs18,699 people 32.1 4.5 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
51 Lincoln Lincoln2,794 people 32.7 5.4 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
52 Map of Mountain Home Mountain Home13,108 people 33.8 2.7 per 1,000 23.0 per 1,000
53 Clarksville Clarksville9,526 people 34.3 4.2 per 1,000 17.3 per 1,000
54 Russellville Russellville29,162 people 34.4 4.5 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
55 Map of Batesville Batesville11,445 people 36.6 5.4 per 1,000 15.1 per 1,000
56 Van Buren Van Buren23,763 people 36.7 3.4 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
57 Monticello Monticello8,257 people 36.8 5.3 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
58 Manila Manila3,691 people 37.9 6.3 per 1,000 12.8 per 1,000
59 Nashville Nashville4,063 people 38.6 3.4 per 1,000 24.9 per 1,000
60 Ozark Ozark3,551 people 38.7 6.3 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
61 Map of Prescott Prescott3,032 people 39.3 4.5 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
62 Pocahontas Pocahontas7,538 people 39.5 4.4 per 1,000 22.0 per 1,000
63 Benton Benton36,595 people 39.8 4.4 per 1,000 22.3 per 1,000
64 Booneville3,798 people 40.5 5.2 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
65 Map of Springdale Springdale88,160 people 40.6 5.2 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
66 Mena Mena5,582 people 41.2 3.2 per 1,000 28.3 per 1,000
67 Map of Beebe Beebe8,707 people 41.2 5.8 per 1,000 18.0 per 1,000
68 Ashdown Ashdown4,164 people 41.4 3.8 per 1,000 26.1 per 1,000
69 Map of Alexander Alexander3,587 people 41.6 6.2 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
70 Conway Conway67,642 people 41.9 5.2 per 1,000 21.2 per 1,000
71 Waldron Waldron3,344 people 42.0 4.1 per 1,000 25.6 per 1,000
72 Fayetteville Fayetteville99,319 people 42.1 4.3 per 1,000 24.9 per 1,000
73 Newport Newport8,024 people 43.0 6.5 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
74 Map of Searcy Searcy23,340 people 43.2 4.4 per 1,000 25.5 per 1,000
75 Map of Sherwood Sherwood33,070 people 44.8 6.1 per 1,000 20.6 per 1,000
76 Mayflower2,861 people 47.5 6.5 per 1,000 21.7 per 1,000
77 Map of Marion Marion13,623 people 47.5 6.6 per 1,000 21.3 per 1,000
78 Lonoke Lonoke4,267 people 50.7 6.6 per 1,000 24.5 per 1,000
79 Magnolia Magnolia10,894 people 51.2 6.6 per 1,000 24.8 per 1,000
80 Map of Morrilton Morrilton7,080 people 51.2 4.6 per 1,000 32.7 per 1,000
81 Malvern Malvern10,953 people 52.2 6.8 per 1,000 24.9 per 1,000
82 Jonesboro Jonesboro80,137 people 54.8 6.4 per 1,000 29.1 per 1,000
83 Dumas Dumas3,768 people 56.7 9.3 per 1,000 19.5 per 1,000
84 Paris Paris3,284 people 57.2 8.7 per 1,000 22.5 per 1,000
85 Map of Crossett Crossett4,639 people 61.4 7.6 per 1,000 31.1 per 1,000
86 Map of Paragould Paragould30,215 people 63.4 8.1 per 1,000 30.9 per 1,000
87 Marianna Marianna3,417 people 64.9 10.6 per 1,000 22.5 per 1,000
88 Hot Springs Hot Springs37,920 people 65.9 5.2 per 1,000 45.2 per 1,000
89 Map of Wynne Wynne8,120 people 66.2 8.9 per 1,000 30.6 per 1,000
90 Hope Hope8,671 people 67.2 8.9 per 1,000 31.8 per 1,000
91 Brinkley Brinkley2,596 people 68.3 10.7 per 1,000 25.6 per 1,000
92 Fordyce Fordyce3,268 people 68.7 10.0 per 1,000 28.6 per 1,000
93 Trumann Trumann7,410 people 70.3 10.8 per 1,000 27.1 per 1,000
94 Fort Smith Fort Smith89,805 people 72.4 8.8 per 1,000 37.1 per 1,000
95 Map of Texarkana Texarkana29,177 people 74.1 9.9 per 1,000 34.4 per 1,000
96 Map of Camden Camden10,307 people 75.5 10.1 per 1,000 35.1 per 1,000
97 Map of Stuttgart Stuttgart7,903 people 77.7 12.9 per 1,000 26.1 per 1,000
98 Jacksonville Jacksonville29,221 people 78.7 10.1 per 1,000 38.2 per 1,000
99 Blytheville Blytheville12,790 people 82.1 10.8 per 1,000 39.1 per 1,000
100 North Little Rock North Little Rock64,538 people 86.5 11.3 per 1,000 41.4 per 1,000
101 Forrest City Forrest City12,646 people 89.6 14.6 per 1,000 31.2 per 1,000
102 Helena-West Helena Helena-West Helena8,935 people 93.0 14.8 per 1,000 33.9 per 1,000
103 El Dorado El Dorado17,115 people 94.3 15.4 per 1,000 32.8 per 1,000
104 Pine Bluff Pine Bluff39,743 people 105.4 15.5 per 1,000 43.6 per 1,000
105 Little Rock Little Rock203,436 people 114.7 16.5 per 1,000 48.6 per 1,000
106 West Memphis23,929 people 125.9 20.6 per 1,000 43.5 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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