The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Centerton, AR
Centerton is a city of 22,700 in Benton County, about 20 miles north of downtown Fayetteville · Updated November 2026
Is Centerton, AR safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Centerton: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 907 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Centerton as a whole, and 31% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Centerton scores 907.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Centerton, AR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Centerton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Centerton
Theft runs low. Centerton has 2.0 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.
How neighborhoods in Centerton compare
Every part of Centerton where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Centerton run from A+ to A; every part of Centerton has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Tamarron, southwestClose to the rest of Centerton on most crimes.A919
2Centerpoint, westClose to the rest of Centerton on most crimes.A903
3Willow Crossing, southeastClose to the rest of Centerton on most crimes.A891
4Copper Oaks, eastClose to the rest of Centerton on most crimes.A882
Neighborhood areas of Centerton, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Centerton?
Reported crime in Centerton has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 57% and property crime down 72%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.5 to 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 8.8 to 2.5 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 33% and property crime fell 32%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
CentertonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Centerton. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Centerton
Violent, US
Property, Centerton
Property, US
2016
-2%
+4%
+18%
+15%
2017
-9%
+4%
+22%
+12%
2018
+10%
+0%
-5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-21%
+4%
-22%
-8%
2021
-30%
+6%
-41%
-10%
2022
-39%
+5%
-51%
-6%
2023
-36%
+2%
-59%
-7%
2024
-57%
-4%
-72%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Centerton
CrimeGrade™ estimates Centerton has about 10 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 72% less than the US as a whole and 78% less than Arkansas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Centerton, about 52% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Centerton
Centerton has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Centerton, 64% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (64%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (53%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (75%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Centerton compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Centerton, 4 have less crime. Highfill and Cave Springs have the least.
Two things set Centerton apart: it has 7 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.7 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 84% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Centerton: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 69% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 65% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Centerton
Crime costs Centerton about $496 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 59% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $11 million a year, or $487 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$420,000
$18
Rape
$190,000
$9
Robbery
$12,000
$1
Assault
$1.7 million
$73
Burglary
$150,000
$7
Theft
$230,000
$10
Vehicle theft
$75,000
$3
Arson
$6,300
under $1
Vandalism
$300,000
$13
Total
$3.0 million
$134
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Centerton means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Centerton is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Centerton, AR average a SchoolGrade of A+: 50% of students test proficient, against 50% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Centerton on SchoolGrade
