This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Forrest City. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
F
Overall Crime Grade™
F |
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F |
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Other Crime Grade |
F |
$20.8 million
Cost of Crime™ for Forrest City, AR
In 2025, crime will cost $3,418 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Forrest City 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.
The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Forrest City's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Forrest City sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Forrest City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The overall crime rate in Forrest City is 82.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 18 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Forrest City, AR report the most crime, about 233 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 24 per year.
| Forrest City, AR: | $1430 |
|---|---|
| Marianna, AR: | $2490 |
| Centerton, AR: | $306 |
| Arkansas: | $729 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Forrest City |
Cost per Forrest City Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$7.16 million |
$492 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$1.12 million |
$77 |
Robbery |
$342,390 |
$24 |
Assault |
$5.09 million |
$350 |
Kidnapping |
$204,424 |
$14 |
Vehicle Theft |
$967,501 |
$66 |
Burglary |
$1.12 million |
$77 |
Theft |
$2.66 million |
$183 |
Arson |
$57,618 |
$4 |
Vandalism |
$1.54 million |
$105 |
Animal Cruelty |
$3,610 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$535,450 |
$37 |
Identity Theft |
$20,862 |
$1 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$20,828,087 |
$1,430 |
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 Forrest City has 1, do the same, and of Forrest City's 14,564 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Forrest City, AR at ISP Reports.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 Forrest City residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
12.18 |
Robbery |
0.7474 |
Rape |
1.266 |
Murder |
0.2617 |
Total Violent Crime |
14.45 (F) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
35.30 |
Vehicle Theft |
4.290 |
Burglary |
8.514 |
Arson |
0.1638 |
Total Property Crime |
48.26 (F) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.2315 |
Drug Crimes |
4.970 |
Vandalism |
14.77 |
Identity Theft |
0.1851 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0335 |
Total "Other" Rate |
20.19 (F) |
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Forrest City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Forrest City.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
D+ | C- | D+ | |
D+ | D | C | |
F | F | D- | |
D | C- | D | |
F | F | F |
Forrest City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
D+ | C- | C- | |
C+ | C | C | |
B- | C+ | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | C | C | |
B | B- | B- | |
B- | D+ | D+ | |
B- | B- | B- | |
A | A+ | A+ | |
A | A | A |
Considering only the crime rate, Forrest City 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 Forrest City, AR average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Forrest City schools on SchoolGrade
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