Crime in Stuttgart, AR

Stuttgart is a city of 8,650 in Arkansas County, about 45 miles southeast of downtown Little Rock · Updated November 2026

Is Stuttgart, AR safe?

Yes, crime in Stuttgart is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Stuttgart sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 41% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Stuttgart run from A+ to D+, so check the map below.

A-
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 789 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Stuttgart as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Stuttgart scores 789.

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.

B+
Violent crimeSafety score 741 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A
Property crimeSafety score 870 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Stuttgart

Map of Stuttgart shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
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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 Stuttgart, AR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Stuttgart, 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 Stuttgart

Aggravated assault stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; Stuttgart has 10.0.


Crime rates and types in Stuttgart

CrimeGrade™ estimates Stuttgart has about 75 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 57% 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.

The largest share of crime reported in Stuttgart is assault, about 50% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.070.05
RapeC+161.90.38
RobberyA+20.280.62
AssaultB-32537.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA404.62.4
TheftA13115.213.1
Vehicle theftA+192.22.7
ArsonA-30.350.12
VandalismA-10912.65.5

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 Stuttgart

Stuttgart has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In Stuttgart, 40% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at other places: 44% of them, against 7% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryOther places (42%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (46%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsOther places (44%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
VandalismHomes (43%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assaultHomes (40%)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 Stuttgart compares with nearby cities

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Stuttgart has more crime than 94% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
StuttgartA-789B+A8,650
Upper Saddle River, NJA+958A+A+8,640
Ladue, MOA+955A+A8,640
Livingston, TNA+938A+A+8,640
St. Francis, MNA+926A+A8,650
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Dobson, NCA917AA+8,640
Washington, IAA910AA8,650
Colonial Beach, VAA884AA8,640
Mathis, TXA870AA8,650
Rittman, OHA-835A-A8,650
La Junta, COA-817AB+8,650

Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).


Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Stuttgart

Two things set Stuttgart apart: it has 6.7 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 15.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.

Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.6.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.15.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 97% of US city residents
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 and assault. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.17.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 93% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.77 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 87% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Stuttgart on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 Stuttgart

Crime costs Stuttgart about $2,223 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 84% 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 $31 million a year, or $3,614 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$1.1 million$131
Rape$970,000$112
Robbery$75,000$9
Assault$4.2 million$487
Burglary$360,000$41
Theft$670,000$78
Vehicle theft$290,000$33
Arson$72,000$8
Vandalism$770,000$89
Total$8.5 million$988

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 Stuttgart 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Stuttgart

Schools in Stuttgart, AR average a SchoolGrade of D+: 28% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Stuttgart on SchoolGrade