Wayton, AR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Wayton in green. The most dangerous areas in Wayton 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 Wayton, AR Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Wayton is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wayton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Wayton is 0.0250 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wayton generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wayton may be as high as 1 in 7,821 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 152,402 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Wayton's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wayton 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, Wayton is safer than the Arkansas state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Wayton, AR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wayton about $9,943 in 2025, or roughly $47 per resident. This is part of Wayton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wayton, including every crime type and how Wayton 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 Wayton's crime maps on the Wayton overall crime page.

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Individual Wayton Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Parthenon, AR	C	D	B	A+
Deer, AR	D+	D-	B+	D
Murray, AR	C-	D-	B+	D+
Mossville, AR	C+	D	B-	A+
Walnut, AR	D+	D-	A-	D-
Jasper, AR	F	F	F	C-
Limestone, AR	D+	D-	B+	D-
Vendor, AR	D+	D	B-	C
Ponca, AR	C	D	B	A-
Mount Judea, AR	D+	D	B-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Wayton is lower 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
Wirock, MN	C+	B+	B+	C
Routon, LA	C	D	D	F
Royerton, IN	A-	B+	B+	C
Rugby, IN	A+	A-	A-	B
Woodbury, IL	A+	A-	A-	B+
Ruggles, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Lone Oak, GA	B-	B+	B+	B+
Rush Center, KS	D	D+	D+	B+
Russell Gulch, CO	F	D+	D+	F
Wolfeboro Center, NH	A-	A	A	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wayton, AR average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wayton schools on SchoolGrade

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