Centerton reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Centerton’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A− for safety: #4 of 105 graded towns in Arkansas.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of AR” is every other Arkansas city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Centerton
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 Arkansas towns on Centerton’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Highfill (A−), Bentonville (B−). Neighbors ↓
Among Arkansas towns, higher
Arkansas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Centerton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 96% of the 105 Arkansas towns we grade, against 78% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Centerton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Arkansas.
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| Year | Centerton property | Rest of Arkansas property | Centerton violent | Rest of Arkansas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.2 | 31.6 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 29.2 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 2.0 | 20.8 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Centerton’s police reported 122 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 6.9 in the rest of Arkansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Centerton | Rest of Arkansas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 2 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
88 crimes reported in 2025
31 violent and 57 property, as reported to the FBI by Centerton’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total. 2025 figures come from FBI Crime Data Explorer, which publishes violent crime, homicides, robberies and property crime only.
One person died in crashes on Centerton’s roads in 2019–2023
Centerton had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is fewer than is typical for Arkansas towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Centerton’s size would see about 11 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Centerton’s own rate (0.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Centerton and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton | A− | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Bentonville | B− | 2.2 | 8.7 |
| Highfill | A− | 1.8 | 0.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Arkansas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton | A− | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Cabot | C | 3.7 | 16.0 |
| Russellville | C− | 4.5 | 16.3 |
| Van Buren | C− | 3.4 | 23.1 |
| Texarkana | D− | 9.9 | 34.4 |
| Jacksonville | D− | 10.1 | 38.2 |
The five graded Arkansas towns closest to Centerton’s population (27,176), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Centerton. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Centerton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (28,061 in 2025); our figure for Centerton is 27,176 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Centerton
Is Centerton, AR safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Centerton reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #4 of 105 in Arkansas. Its police reported 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 6.9 in the rest of Arkansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Centerton?
1.6 violent and 2.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arkansas reports 6.9 and 25.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Centerton?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Centerton in 2025?
Centerton’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Centerton safer than Bentonville?
Bentonville reports more crime per resident than Centerton: Bentonville grades B− for safety and Centerton A−. Bentonville’s police reported 2.2 violent and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Centerton?
Centerton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Centerton Police Department”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.