Vesta, AR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Vesta in green. The most dangerous areas in Vesta are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Vesta, AR Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Vesta is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vesta's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Vesta is 0.1048 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vesta generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vesta may be as high as 1 in 8,533 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,395 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Vesta, AR: about 0 per year. The east part of Vesta has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Vesta's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vesta to the Arkansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Vesta is as safe as the Arkansas state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Vesta, AR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vesta about $91,599 in 2025, or roughly $197 per resident. This is part of Vesta's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vesta, including every crime type and how Vesta compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Vesta's crime maps on the Vesta overall crime page.

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Individual Vesta Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Vesta is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Vesta.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Riverdale, AR	B	C	A	A
Ursula, AR	C+	D+	B	C+
Peterpender, AR	D-	F	D	D-
Charleston, AR	C-	D	C+	D+
Cecil, AR	D-	F	D	D-
Branch, AR	F	F	D	D-
Lavaca, AR	B	C+	A-	B
Dyer, AR	D+	C-	D+	D
Meg, AR	F	F	F	F
Ratcliff, AR	F	F	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Vesta is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Montpelier, MS	A-	A+	A+	B
Millersville, OH	B+	B-	B-	A
Milton, IL	A+	B	B	C
Milton, UT	D+	B+	B+	A-
Minaville, NY	A-	A-	A-	A
Mingus, TX	C-	C	C	D+
Moeville, WI	A	A-	A-	A
Moffitt Hill, NC	C+	C	C	C+
Moncrief, GA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Mononcue, OH	B-	D+	D+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vesta, AR average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Vesta schools on SchoolGrade

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