The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Miller County, AR
Miller County is home to 42,400 residents and includes Texarkana and Fouke · Updated November 2026
Is Miller County, AR safe?
Yes, crime in Miller County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Miller County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 42% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Miller County run from A+ to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 793 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Miller County as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Miller County scores 793.
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 Miller County, AR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Miller County, 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 Miller County
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Miller County runs 89% above the US rate, but car thefts run 42% below it: 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Aggravated assault stands out among A-graded counties. For the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.6 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; Miller County has 5.5.
The safest and least safe parts of Miller County
Crime varies widely across Miller County: 56% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 21% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Miller County run from A+ to F; 43% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
56%23%21%
A or B 56%C 23%D or F 21%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the south side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Miller County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Miller County is up 21% and property crime is down 11%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 5.6 to 6.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 31 to 28 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 11% and property crime fell 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Miller CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Miller County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Miller County
Violent, US
Property, Miller County
Property, US
2016
-14%
+4%
+48%
+15%
2017
+9%
+4%
+25%
+12%
2018
-1%
+0%
+17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+40%
+4%
-15%
-8%
2021
+44%
+6%
-24%
-10%
2022
+41%
+5%
-7%
-6%
2023
+37%
+2%
-1%
-7%
2024
+21%
-4%
-11%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Miller County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Miller County has about 70 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 89% more than the US as a whole and 48% more 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 Miller County, about 47% 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 Miller County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Miller County, 2022 to 2024.
In Miller County, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 63% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (61%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (59%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (59%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Miller County compares with nearby counties
Miller County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Miller County
Two things set Miller County apart: it has 16.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 29 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson; here burglary sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.16.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 98% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 89% of Americans
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. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 81% of Americans
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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 Miller County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 83% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 79% of Americans
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 Miller County
Crime costs Miller County about $2,011 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 67% more 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 $115 million a year, or $2,724 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$7.3 million
$171
Rape
$1.4 million
$34
Robbery
$660,000
$16
Assault
$15 million
$359
Burglary
$1.3 million
$30
Theft
$4.8 million
$114
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$24
Arson
$78,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.6 million
$61
Total
$34 million
$811
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 Miller County 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.
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 Miller County, AR average a SchoolGrade of D+: 29% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Miller County on SchoolGrade
