Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Blytheville, AR Crime Grade
How Blytheville grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Arkansas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arkansas
9/10
vs. Arkansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Blytheville, AR was 1163.1 per 100,000 residents (141 incidents over a population of 12,123). That puts Blytheville 258% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 115% above the Arkansas statewide rate of 541.9.
That ranks Blytheville #3,718 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #34 of 40 in Arkansas. Violent crime is down 15% year over year and down 2% over the last five years.
Blytheville, AR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Arkansas Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1163.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,718 of 3,771
- AR rank
- #34 of 40
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 15%
- 5-year change
- down 2%
- Population
- 12,123
- Reporting agency
- Blytheville Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Blytheville Police Department (FBI ORI AR0470100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Blytheville (red), Arkansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Blytheville vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1192.0(155) | 973.9(124) | 709.7(88) | 1376.1(170) | 1163.1(141) |
| Murder | 15.4(2) | 23.6(3) | 24.2(3) | 40.5(5) | 33.0(4) |
| Rape | 46.1(6) | 55.0(7) | 16.1(2) | 48.6(6) | 66.0(8) |
| Robbery | 61.5(8) | 62.8(8) | 48.4(6) | 194.3(24) | 107.2(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 1069.0(139) | 832.5(106) | 621.0(77) | 1092.8(135) | 956.9(116) |
| Property crime | 4368.2(568) | 4280.6(545) | 3854.8(478) | 4573.4(565) | 3538.7(429) |
| Burglary | 622.9(81) | 384.9(49) | 379.0(47) | 1335.6(165) | 965.1(117) |
| Larceny | 3545.3(461) | 3730.8(475) | 3371.0(418) | 2784.5(344) | 2268.4(275) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 184.6(24) | 164.9(21) | 104.8(13) | 404.7(50) | 247.5(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Blytheville, AR Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Blytheville Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Blytheville calculated?
- Blytheville's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Arkansas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Arkansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Blytheville Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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