The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Chicot County, AR: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Chicot County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Chicot County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Chicot County, AR Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
D-

$14.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chicot County, AR

In 2025, crime will cost $3,469 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chicot County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Chicot County, AR Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Chicot County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Chicot County sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of counties and behind 98%. The grade covers only Chicot County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Chicot County is 75.88 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the southeast areas to 1 in 25 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Chicot County, AR report the most crime, about 239 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chicot County, AR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Chicot County for 2025 is $14,298,910, about $1,412 per resident and $3,469 per household. That equals 5.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Chicot County Compared to Other Counties?

Chicot County, AR: $1412
Pulaski County, AR: $1012
Saline County, AR: $442
Arkansas: $729
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Chicot County is $1,412 per year, which is $948 more than the national average and $683 more than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Chicot County:
  • In Pulaski County, AR, crime costs $1,012 per person, which is $400 less than in Chicot County.
  • In Saline County, AR, crime costs $442 per person, which is $970 less than in Chicot County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Chicot County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Chicot County
Cost per Chicot County Resident
Murder
$5.49 million
$542
Rape/Sexual Assault
$741,382
$73
Robbery
$204,859
$20
Assault
$3.38 million
$333
Kidnapping
$144,542
$14
Vehicle Theft
$637,193
$63
Burglary
$607,424
$60
Theft
$1.73 million
$170
Arson
$49,144
$5
Vandalism
$856,097
$85
Animal Cruelty
$3,132
$0
Drug Crimes
$458,886
$45
Identity Theft
$8,261
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$14,298,910
$1,412

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Chicot County, AR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Chicot County totals $40,780,712 ($4,027 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $55,079,622 ($5,439 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Chicot County has 5, do the same, and of Chicot County's 10,127 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Chicot County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Chicot County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
11.60
Robbery
0.6431
Rape
1.207
Murder
0.2883
Total Violent Crime
13.74 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
32.92
Vehicle Theft
4.063
Burglary
6.613
Arson
0.2010
Total Property Crime
43.79 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2354
Drug Crimes
6.126
Vandalism
11.83
Identity Theft
0.1054
Animal Cruelty
0.0418
Total "Other" Rate
18.34 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Chicot County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Chicot County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C
A-
C-
F
F
F
D
F
C-
D
F
D+
B-
A-
B
C-
D
C-
D+
B
D
B-
A
C
B-
A-
C+
C-
B+
D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Chicot County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
C
C
D
D+
D+
D
C
C
D
D+
D+
D-
D
D
D
B
B
B-
A-
A-
D-
D-
D-
C
C
C
F
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Chicot County is less safe than the Arkansas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chicot County, AR average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Chicot County schools on SchoolGrade

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