Looks like you have the stats to back it up.
I hate it. I used to like this area but what is happening in all these smaller towns is that no one remodels and lives in the houses in town. They just move to the out skirts. Well the growth keeps going out further and further and in town gets neglected and the crime goes up. No one cares because THEIR neighbourhood is "safe" and they keep claiming its not that bad. Then something happens in their neighbourhood and wonder how it happened.
Not sure exactly how this 12 year old was influenced to murder a sweet young lady but witnessing the type of crap that goes on around here day to day is not a good start. Its very bizarre that this happened in Fouke. That's pretty out of nowhere but like I said before this stuff will venture out if its full of it in the city.
Hell I had a shooting happen in the apartment right under me when I lived at the nicest luxary apartment complex in Texarkana in the nicer area out town. Girl got shot in the face over conflicts with her drugee associates. Somehow she lived but only has one eye.