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

Crime per Capita in Meroney

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

 

Meroney, AR Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$4.68 million

Cost of Crime™ for Meroney, AR

In 2025, crime will cost $2,032 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Meroney 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 Meroney, 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 Meroney's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Meroney sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Meroney's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Meroney is 79.44 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 12 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 16 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Meroney, AR report the most crime, about 148 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Meroney, AR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Meroney for 2025 is $4,684,879, about $1,389 per resident and $2,032 per household. That equals 113.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

Meroney, AR: $1389
Marianna, AR: $2490
Centerton, AR: $306
Arkansas: $729
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Meroney is $1,389 per year, which is $924 more than the national average and $660 more than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Meroney:
  • In Marianna, AR, crime costs $2,490 per person, which is $1,102 more than in Meroney.
  • In Centerton, AR, crime costs $306 per person, which is $1,083 less than in Meroney

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Meroney for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Meroney
Cost per Meroney Resident
Murder
$1.65 million
$489
Rape/Sexual Assault
$227,919
$68
Robbery
$66,873
$20
Assault
$1.17 million
$347
Kidnapping
$37,377
$11
Vehicle Theft
$158,741
$47
Burglary
$254,165
$75
Theft
$526,670
$156
Arson
$23,743
$7
Vandalism
$423,318
$125
Animal Cruelty
$1,306
$0
Drug Crimes
$140,121
$42
Identity Theft
$4,197
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$4,684,879
$1,389

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Meroney, 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 Meroney totals $12,324,653 ($3,653 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,009,533 ($5,041 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Meroney's 3,374 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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Meroney 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 Meroney residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
12.09
Robbery
0.6301
Rape
1.114
Murder
0.2601
Total Violent Crime
14.09 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
30.14
Vehicle Theft
3.038
Burglary
8.305
Arson
0.2914
Total Property Crime
41.78 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1827
Drug Crimes
5.614
Vandalism
17.56
Identity Theft
0.1607
Animal Cruelty
0.0523
Total "Other" Rate
23.57 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Meroney 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
F
F
F
C-
D
D
C
C-
C-
B
A+
A+
C-
D-
D-
A
B+
B+
D
D-
D-
F
F
F
B
D-
D-
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Meroney 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 Meroney, AR average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Meroney schools on SchoolGrade

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