Buffalo River State Park · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainPolicing Buffalo City: who reports, and what
A 25-mile circle around it holds 5 towns with a grade. Buffalo City has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Baxter County. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Buffalo City alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Gassville, 8 miles away, at C+.
What stands out about safety in Buffalo City
Policed by the county
Buffalo City is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Buffalo City. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Arkansas towns with their own police figures are Gassville (C+, 8 mi), Flippin (D−, 11 mi), Mountain Home (C−, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Buffalo City. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Baxter County without police of their own, which include Buffalo City.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Arkansas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassville | C+ | 8 mi | 0.9 | 18.6 |
| Flippin | D− | 11 mi | 4.8 | 59.4 |
| Mountain Home | C− | 12 mi | 2.7 | 23.0 |
| Bull Shoals | B+ | 17 mi | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| Marshall | C | 21 mi | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Mountain View | C | 28 mi | 4.2 | 15.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Buffalo City. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Buffalo City.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Buffalo City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Buffalo City
Is Buffalo City, AR safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Buffalo City. The nearest Arkansas towns with a grade are Gassville (C+, 8 mi), Flippin (D−, 11 mi), Mountain Home (C−, 12 mi).
Who polices Buffalo City?
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office. Buffalo City is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Baxter County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.