Sylvan Hills Country Club Golf Course · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Sherwood has more violent crime per resident than nine in ten U.S. towns
The grade is D, built on crimes Sherwood’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #75 of 105 graded towns in Arkansas. Still, its two neighbors with figures both record more crime per resident. Per 1,000 residents a year, 6.0 violent crimes and 20.6 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 6.9 and 24.7 in the rest of 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 Sherwood
Sherwood reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 4 Arkansas towns on Sherwood’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: North Little Rock (D−), Jacksonville (D−). Gibson and McAlmont are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among Arkansas towns, closer to the middle
Arkansas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Sherwood’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 29% of the 105 Arkansas towns we grade, against 13% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Sherwood’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Sherwood | Rest of Arkansas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Sherwood’s police reported 604 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 6.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 6.9 in the rest of Arkansas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Sherwood per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 6 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Sherwood property | Rest of Arkansas property | Sherwood violent | Rest of Arkansas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.7 | 31.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 22.9 | 29.0 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 19.4 | 24.9 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Arkansas.
856 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
204 violent and 652 property, as reported to the FBI by Sherwood’s police.
11 people died in crashes on Sherwood’s roads in 2019–2023
Sherwood had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 6.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Arkansas towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.8, 18 towns).
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.
Sherwood and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | D | 6.0 | 20.6 |
| North Little Rock | D− | 11.3 | 41.4 |
| Jacksonville | D− | 10.1 | 38.2 |
| Gibson | — | — | — |
| McAlmont | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gibson and McAlmont are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Arkansas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | D | 6.0 | 20.6 |
| Bella Vista | B+ | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| Russellville | C− | 4.5 | 16.3 |
| Paragould | D | 8.1 | 30.9 |
| Hot Springs | D | 5.2 | 45.2 |
| Pine Bluff | D− | 15.4 | 43.6 |
The five graded Arkansas towns closest to Sherwood’s population (33,620), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Sherwood. 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 Sherwood’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (33,401 in 2025); our figure for Sherwood is 33,620 (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 Sherwood
Is Sherwood, AR safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Sherwood reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #75 of 105 in Arkansas. Its police reported 6.0 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 Sherwood?
6.0 violent and 20.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arkansas reports 6.9 and 24.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Sherwood in 2025?
Sherwood’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Sherwood safer than North Little Rock?
North Little Rock reports more crime per resident than Sherwood: North Little Rock grades D− for safety and Sherwood D. North Little Rock’s police reported 11.3 violent and 41.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Sherwood?
Sherwood’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Sherwood”. 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.