Philadelphia Methodist Church · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0The police behind Violet Hill’s crime figures
Ash Flat, 14 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C−). Violet Hill has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Izard County. The Izard 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 Violet Hill alone, and no Safety Grade. Within a 25-mile drive lie 4 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in Violet Hill
Policed by the county
Violet Hill is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Izard County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Izard County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Violet Hill. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Arkansas towns with their own police figures are Ash Flat (C−, 14 mi), Salem (C, 15 mi), Cherokee Village (B+, 18 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Violet Hill. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Izard County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Izard County without police of their own, which include Violet Hill.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Izard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Flat | C− | 14 mi | 2.0 | 30.7 |
| Salem | C | 15 mi | 3.9 | 14.7 |
| Cherokee Village | B+ | 18 mi | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| Highland | B− | 20 mi | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| Mountain View | C | 25 mi | 4.2 | 15.3 |
| Batesville | C− | 29 mi | 5.4 | 15.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Violet Hill. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Violet Hill.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Violet Hill 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 Violet Hill
Is Violet Hill, AR safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Violet Hill. The nearest Arkansas towns with a grade are Ash Flat (C−, 14 mi), Salem (C, 15 mi), Cherokee Village (B+, 18 mi).
Who polices Violet Hill?
The Izard County Sheriff’s Office. Violet Hill is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Izard County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Violet Hill.
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.