Pencil Bluff, AR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$136,172

Cost of Crime™ for Pencil Bluff, AR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $959 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pencil Bluff 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Pencil Bluff against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Pencil Bluff sits in the 33rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only Pencil Bluff's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Pencil Bluff is 3.813 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 237 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 313 in the west.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Pencil Bluff, AR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pencil Bluff is projected at $136,172 for 2025, about $420 per resident and $959 per household. That equals 1.6% 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): 41.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Pencil Bluff Compared to Other Cities?

Pencil Bluff, AR:	$420
Marianna, AR:	$1681
Centerton, AR:	$157
Arkansas:	$441
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $420 per resident each year in Pencil Bluff, which is $162 more than the national average and $21 less than Arkansas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pencil Bluff:

In Marianna, AR, crime costs $1,681 per person, which is $1,261 more than in Pencil Bluff.
In Centerton, AR, crime costs $157 per person, which is $263 less than in Pencil Bluff

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Pencil Bluff	Cost per Pencil Bluff Resident
Murder	$85,764	$265
Rape/Sexual Assault	$29,777	$92
Robbery	$6,510	$20
Assault	$14,121	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$136,172	$420

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pencil Bluff, 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 Pencil Bluff totals $717,112 ($2,213 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $853,283 ($2,634 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pencil Bluff, 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 city has few 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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Pencil Bluff Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.518
Robbery	0.6388
Rape	1.516
Murder	0.1409
Total Violent Crime	3.813 (C-)

Individual Pencil Bluff Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Pencil Bluff is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Pencil Bluff.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Y City, AR	D	C-	C
Oden, AR	D	D+	C-
Sims, AR	D	D+	B-
Whitetown, AR	D-	C	D+
Mount Ida, AR	D	D	C-
Pine Ridge, AR	D	C	D+
Story, AR	D	D	B-
Hurricane Grove, AR	F	F	F
Silver, AR	D	D-	D
Joplin, AR	D	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pencil Bluff is similar 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
Gene Autry, OK	C+	C-	C-
Goehner, NE	B-	D	D
Glenover, NE	C-	B+	B+
Glendon, PA	B+	A-	A-
Glen Robbins, OH	C	C+	C+
Glen Alice, TN	D-	F	F
Gladwin, IA	C+	B-	B-
Gladesboro, VA	B	A-	A-
Gilford, MI	A	C	C
Giddensville, NC	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Pencil Bluff is safer than the Arkansas state average and as safe as the national average.

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