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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$5.75 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fordyce, AR

In 2025, crime will cost $3,362 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fordyce 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 Fordyce, AR Safe?

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

The overall crime rate in Fordyce is 82.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 18 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Fordyce, AR report the most crime, about 76 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 27 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fordyce, AR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fordyce for 2025 is $5,747,809, about $1,368 per resident and $3,362 per household. That equals 5.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fordyce Compared to Other Cities?

Fordyce, AR:	$1368
Marianna, AR:	$2490
Centerton, AR:	$306
Arkansas:	$729
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fordyce is $1,368 per year, which is $904 more than the national average and $639 more than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fordyce:

In Marianna, AR, crime costs $2,490 per person, which is $1,123 more than in Fordyce.
In Centerton, AR, crime costs $306 per person, which is $1,062 less than in Fordyce

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Fordyce for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Fordyce	Cost per Fordyce Resident
Murder	$1.93 million	$460
Rape/Sexual Assault	$345,347	$82
Robbery	$84,137	$20
Assault	$1.37 million	$326
Kidnapping	$38,877	$9
Vehicle Theft	$234,163	$56
Burglary	$177,241	$42
Theft	$703,734	$167
Arson	$22,095	$5
Vandalism	$593,935	$141
Animal Cruelty	$1,238	$0
Drug Crimes	$233,628	$56
Identity Theft	$10,615	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$5,747,809	$1,368

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fordyce, 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 Fordyce totals $14,820,294 ($3,527 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,568,103 ($4,895 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 city 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 Fordyce has 1, do the same, and of Fordyce's 4,202 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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Fordyce 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 Fordyce residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.36
Robbery	0.6366
Rape	1.355
Murder	0.2447
Total Violent Crime	13.59 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	32.34
Vehicle Theft	3.599
Burglary	4.651
Arson	0.2177
Total Property Crime	40.80 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1526
Drug Crimes	7.516
Vandalism	19.79
Identity Theft	0.3264
Animal Cruelty	0.0398
Total "Other" Rate	27.82 (F)

Individual Fordyce Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Thornton, AR	D	F	C-
Kingsland, AR	F	F	F
Ramsey, AR	D	D+	D+
Ivan, AR	D-	D-	D-
Saline, AR	D	F	C-
New Edinburg, AR	D+	F	C
Bearden, AR	F	F	F
Toledo, AR	F	D	F
Holly Springs, AR	D-	F	D-
Princeton, AR	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fordyce is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chewelah, WA	D-	D	D
Clear Spring, MD	B+	C-	C-
Clear Lake, MN	A-	A	A
Cle Elum, WA	D-	C-	C-
Clay Center, KS	D+	C-	C-
Clatskanie, OR	C-	C-	C-
Fox Chapel, PA	A	A+	A+
Scottsville, NY	B+	B+	B+
Scottsville, VA	C+	A	A
Sea Cliff, NY	B+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Fordyce 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 Fordyce, AR average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fordyce schools on SchoolGrade

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