Bull Shoals, AR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$900,505

Cost of Crime™ for Bull Shoals, AR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $871 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bull Shoals with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bull Shoals against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Bull Shoals sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Bull Shoals's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bull Shoals is 6.644 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 82 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 193 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Bull Shoals, AR report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bull Shoals, AR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bull Shoals is projected at $900,505 for 2025, about $399 per resident and $871 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bull Shoals Compared to Other Cities?

Bull Shoals, AR:	$399
Marianna, AR:	$1681
Centerton, AR:	$157
Arkansas:	$441
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $399 per resident each year in Bull Shoals, which is $141 more than the national average and $42 less than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bull Shoals:

In Marianna, AR, crime costs $1,681 per person, which is $1,282 more than in Bull Shoals.
In Centerton, AR, crime costs $157 per person, which is $242 less than in Bull Shoals

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bull Shoals, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bull Shoals	Cost per Bull Shoals Resident
Murder	$356,717	$158
Rape/Sexual Assault	$221,999	$98
Robbery	$21,786	$10
Assault	$300,004	$133
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$900,505	$399

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bull Shoals, AR

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bull Shoals totals $3,512,468 ($1,557 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,412,974 ($1,956 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bull Shoals, AR, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bull Shoals Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bull Shoals residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.630
Robbery	0.3070
Rape	1.623
Murder	0.0841
Total Violent Crime	6.644 (D-)

Individual Bull Shoals Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lakeview, AR	C-	C-	C
Oakland, AR	C+	B+	C+
Midway, AR	D	D	D+
Flippin, AR	D+	D	C
Cotter, AR	D+	D-	B-
Gassville, AR	D	D-	C-
Three Brothers, AR	D+	D-	C
Summit, AR	C-	D-	B-
Lakeway, AR	C-	D	C
Yellville, AR	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bull Shoals is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Bethany Beach, DE	F	D-	D-
Wright, WY	C-	A-	A-
Lipscomb, AL	D	D-	D-
Upton, KY	B	A-	A-
Due West, SC	D	D-	D-
Dunsmuir, CA	C-	F	F
Turtle Lake, WI	B-	A-	A-
Elizabeth, WV	A-	B+	B+
Fountain City, WI	C+	C	C
Hadley, MI	B-	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bull Shoals is as safe as the Arkansas state average and less safe than the national average.

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