Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Memphis, AR Crime Grade
How West Memphis 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
10/10
vs. Arkansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Memphis, AR was 1788.9 per 100,000 residents (417 incidents over a population of 23,311). That puts West Memphis 450% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 230% above the Arkansas statewide rate of 541.9.
That ranks West Memphis #3,764 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #40 of 40 in Arkansas. Violent crime is down 7% year over year and down 34% over the last five years.
West Memphis, AR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Arkansas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1788.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,764 of 3,771
- AR rank
- #40 of 40
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 7%
- 5-year change
- down 34%
- Population
- 23,311
- Reporting agency
- West Memphis Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Memphis Police Department (FBI ORI AR0180100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About West Memphis, AR
Also known as
- Hopeville
- Campo de Esperanza
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Memphis (red), Arkansas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Memphis 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 | 2713.0(650) | 2641.9(629) | 2510.0(589) | 1926.6(455) | 1788.9(417) |
| Murder | 29.2(7) | 50.4(12) | 29.8(7) | 72.0(17) | 51.5(12) |
| Rape | 141.9(34) | 105.0(25) | 123.6(29) | 135.5(32) | 77.2(18) |
| Robbery | 208.7(50) | 184.8(44) | 204.6(48) | 203.2(48) | 128.7(30) |
| Aggravated assault | 2333.2(559) | 2301.7(548) | 2152.0(505) | 1515.9(358) | 1531.5(357) |
| Property crime | 4052.8(971) | 4809.1(1,145) | 4973.2(1,167) | 4725.4(1,116) | 3496.2(815) |
| Burglary | 843.1(202) | 852.6(203) | 720.2(169) | 1071.3(253) | 682.1(159) |
| Larceny | 2491.8(597) | 3129.1(745) | 3140.7(737) | 3035.9(717) | 2346.5(547) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 692.9(166) | 793.8(189) | 1082.4(254) | 601.3(142) | 446.1(104) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Memphis, 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 West Memphis 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 West Memphis calculated?
- West Memphis'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 West Memphis 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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