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Safety · Arkansas

Safest Counties in Arkansas 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Arkansas

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Sharp County, AR
93.1
2Montgomery County, AR
90.9
3Pike County, AR
69.1
4Searcy County, AR
64
5Newton County, AR
63.8
6Madison County, AR
55.2
7Nevada County, AR
47
8Van Buren County, AR
44.4
9Clay County, AR
41.8
10Little River County, AR
41.3

All Arkansas Counties — Safety Rankings

75 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Sharp County, AR
93.1
65.6
2Montgomery County, AR
90.9
63.3
3Pike County, AR
69.1
62.4
4Searcy County, AR
64
64.2
5Newton County, AR
63.8
65.3
6Madison County, AR
55.2
57.2
7Nevada County, AR
47
52.1
8Van Buren County, AR
44.4
56.7
9Clay County, AR
41.8
55.7
10Little River County, AR
41.3
52.3
11Bradley County, AR
39.8
53.9
12Stone County, AR
39
57.5
13Sevier County, AR
38.4
50.4
14Woodruff County, AR
38
57.6
15Boone County, AR
37.4
53.2
16Izard County, AR
36
56.4
17Grant County, AR
35.9
56.2
18Johnson County, AR
34.4
52.7
19Lincoln County, AR
33.6
52.8
20Lawrence County, AR
33.3
51.8
21Marion County, AR
31.2
48.3
22Yell County, AR
29.2
50.9
23Carroll County, AR
28.7
45.1
24Chicot County, AR
28.6
50.6
25Prairie County, AR
28.4
51.1
26Howard County, AR
28
53.6
27Lafayette County, AR
27.6
46.5
28Hot Spring County, AR
27.4
51.1
29Polk County, AR
27
51.5
30Franklin County, AR
26.7
52.4
31Calhoun County, AR
24.9
55.4
32Drew County, AR
24.1
47.2
33Clark County, AR
24
43.8
34Perry County, AR
21.2
56.4
35Lonoke County, AR
20.2
40.2
36Fulton County, AR
19.7
51.4
37Logan County, AR
19.6
48.5
38Ashley County, AR
18.9
46.7
39Independence County, AR
18.7
45
40Cleveland County, AR
18.6
53.3
41Baxter County, AR
18.5
44.5
42Desha County, AR
18.1
47.4
43Saline County, AR
16.5
44
44Scott County, AR
16
49.2
45Washington County, AR
15.9
37.2
46Crawford County, AR
15.5
43.8
47Randolph County, AR
15
51
48Pope County, AR
14.2
44.9
49Lee County, AR
12.7
42.1
50Benton County, AR
12.3
38.7
51Columbia County, AR
12
49
52Monroe County, AR
11.7
49.1
53Faulkner County, AR
11.4
40
54Phillips County, AR
9.3
37.8
55Hempstead County, AR
9
43.1
56White County, AR
8.9
41.7
57Union County, AR
7.9
40
58Ouachita County, AR
7.4
47
59Conway County, AR
6.6
49.5
60Cleburne County, AR
6.5
48.2
61Cross County, AR
6.1
41.4
62Poinsett County, AR
6
43.7
63Jackson County, AR
5.9
42.4
64Craighead County, AR
5.3
38.9
65Arkansas County, AR
5.1
37.4
66Dallas County, AR
5
57.6
67Mississippi County, AR
4.6
38.3
68Miller County, AR
4.4
34.6
69Garland County, AR
3.3
38.6
70Greene County, AR
3.2
41.3
71St. Francis County, AR
2.8
36.9
72Sebastian County, AR
2.3
35.1
73Jefferson County, AR
1.9
33.8
74Crittenden County, AR
1.4
32.3
75Pulaski County, AR
1.3
29.1

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