Ashdown makes list of state’s 20 safest cities

Website used FBI data from 2016 when putting together its rankings

Ashdown, Ark., was recently named one of the 20 safest cities in Arkansas by SafeWise, an independent home and auto security review website.

Coming in at No. 11 and with a population of 4,434, Ashdown’s FBI crime report shows violent crimes at a rate of 1.58 per 1,000 people and property crimes at 32.48 per 1,000 people.

According to safewise .com, the 20 safest cities were chosen using 2016 FBI crime statistics and population data. Cities with too few residents and those that did not submit crime reports to the FBI were excluded from the ranking, it states.

“Our evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) in each city. If there was a tie, we also factored in the number of property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft). To level the playing field, we calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city. This makes it easier to directly compare the likelihood of these crimes occurring in cities with vastly different populations,” the website states.

Learn more about the ranking methods at bit.ly/2KzccD6. The full list of cities, their populations and their crime rates follows:

1. Greenbrier

Population: 5,416 Violent: 0.00 Property: 3.51

2. Shannon Hills

Population: 3,926 Violent: 0.25 Property: 12.48

3. Vilonia

Population: 4,568 Violent: 0.44 Property: 12.48

4. Cave Springs

Population: 3,369 Violent: 0.89 Property: 14.84

5. Brookland

Population: 3,245 Violent: 0.92 Property: 21.88

6. Cherokee Village

Population: 4,583 Violent: 1.09 Property: 19.42

7. Maumelle

Population: 18,068 Violent: 1.33 Property: 22.91

8. Bryant

Population: 20,687 Violent: 1.40 Property: 43.22

9. Little Flock

Population: 2,781 Violent: 1.44 Property: 11.87

10. Gravette

Population: 3,253 Violent: 1.54 Property: 15.37

11. Ashdown

Population: 4,434 Violent: 1.58 Property: 32.48

12. Lowell

Population: 8,812 Violent: 1.82 Property: 11.80

13. Bentonville

Population: 46,458 Violent: 1.83 Property: 14.29

14. Johnson

Population: 3,683 Violent: 1.90 Property: 27.15

15. Mountain Home

Population: 12,305 Violent: 2.28 Property: 40.15

16. Gentry

Population: 3,443 Violent: 2.32 Property: 13.65

17. Elkins

Population: 3,005 Violent: 2.33 Property: 4.66 18. Bella Vista Population: 28,274 Violent: 2.33 Property: 6.83

19. White Hall

Population: 5,114 Violent: 2.35 Property: 13.30

20. Cabot

Population: 25,927 Violent: 2.39 Property: 20.25