Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Forrest City, AR Crime Grade
How Forrest City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Arkansas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arkansas
9/10
vs. Arkansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Forrest City, AR was 1175.8 per 100,000 residents (145 incidents over a population of 12,332). That puts Forrest City 222% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 99% above the Arkansas statewide rate of 589.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Forrest City (red), Arkansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Forrest City vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1633.0(223) | 1845.0(249) | 2209.7(283) | 1867.5(234) | 1175.8(145) |
| Murder | 29.3(4) | 81.5(11) | 93.7(12) | 31.9(4) | 40.5(5) |
| Rape | 95.2(13) | 66.7(9) | 46.8(6) | 79.8(10) | 56.8(7) |
| Robbery | 65.9(9) | 103.7(14) | 124.9(16) | 55.9(7) | 24.3(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 1442.6(197) | 1593.1(215) | 1944.2(249) | 1699.9(213) | 1054.2(130) |
| Property crime | 4562.1(623) | 4882.9(659) | 4177.4(535) | 3471.7(435) | 2878.7(355) |
| Burglary | 695.7(95) | 585.4(79) | 819.9(105) | 502.8(63) | 429.8(53) |
| Larceny | 3222.0(440) | 3282.5(443) | 2818.8(361) | 2234.6(280) | 2027.2(250) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 578.5(79) | 963.2(130) | 468.5(60) | 710.3(89) | 397.3(49) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Forrest City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Arkansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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Comparable Arkansas cities by population.
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