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The Benton crime rate is higher than the Arkansas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #156

Benton, AR	2,141.51
Arkansas	2,065.34
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Benton, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Benton, AR	Count	0	21	23	83	381	993	82	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	62.2	68.1	245.9	1,128.6	2,941.5	242.9	0.0	2,080
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.6	39.8	69.1	346.0	835.7	2,313.5	188.8	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Benton, AR	Count	0	12	18	77	313	976	81	4
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	36.9	55.3	236.6	961.7	2,998.6	248.9	12.3	1,859
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.6	76.3	330.5	1,030.1	2,380.6	191.9	NA	1,899
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Benton, AR	Count	0	13	23	80	250	1,036	87	6
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	41.3	73.0	254.1	794.0	3,290.4	276.3	19.1	1,929
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.9	42.3	78.7	342.3	1,081.3	2,384.7	194.1	NA	1,994
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Benton, AR	Count	0	4	11	107	344	1,040	85	3
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	12.9	35.6	346.1	1,112.8	3,364.3	275.0	9.7	2,000
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.5	41.3	82.6	351.5	1,173.3	2,383.0	197.8	NA	2,046
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Benton, AR	Count	1	8	32	104	260	1,036	63	3
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	3.3	26.1	104.3	338.9	847.1	3,375.5	205.3	9.8	2,045
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.7	45.0	81.3	374.3	1,114.9	2,253.8	190.1	NA	2,008
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Benton, AR	Count	0	11	15	60	212	988	76	2
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	36.3	49.5	198.2	700.2	3,263.3	251.0	6.6	1,746
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.2	47.3	89.4	374.8	1,203.1	2,359.3	211.2	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Benton, AR	Count	1	6	18	72	358	988	75	5
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	3.4	20.6	61.8	247.2	1,229.4	3,392.7	257.5	17.2	2,087
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.7	48.9	95.8	353.1	1,180.0	2,427.1	228.0	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Benton, AR	Count	0	14	29	91	348	1,080	71	2
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	50.4	104.5	327.8	1,253.7	3,890.8	255.8	7.2	2,465
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	44.7	106.7	371.2	1,131.4	2,574.4	247.3	NA	2,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Benton, AR	Count	0	10	9	63	258	1,264	93	1
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	38.5	34.7	242.6	993.6	4,867.9	358.2	3.9	2,380
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	7.3	46.5	98.4	399.4	1,139.9	2,562.1	265.5	NA	2,232
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Benton, AR	Count	4	8	23	71	282	1,272	79	4
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	16.0	32.1	92.2	284.8	1,131.0	5,101.7	316.8	16.0	2,824
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	42.9	91.1	386.8	1,084.6	2,711.2	262.1	NA	2,190
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Benton, AR	41.00
Arkansas	17.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Benton, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Benton, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Benton, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Benton, AR	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	3.2	0.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.0	31
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Benton, AR	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Benton, AR	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	6.5	3.3	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	65
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Benton, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Benton, AR	Count	6	2	1	3	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	20.6	6.9	3.4	10.3	0.0	0.0	206
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	3.3	2.3	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Benton, AR	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	3.6	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	36
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Benton, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.1	3.3	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Benton, AR	1.94
Arkansas	2.59
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Benton, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Benton, AR	Count	85	64	21
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	251.8	189.6	62.2	2.21
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	316.0	199.3	116.7	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Benton, AR	Count	76	57	19
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	233.5	175.1	58.4	2.04
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	315.5	201.0	114.5	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Benton, AR	Count	77	57	20
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	244.6	181.0	63.5	2.13
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.2	197.9	112.3	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Benton, AR	Count	75	55	20
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	242.6	177.9	64.7	2.10
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.1	197.0	113.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Benton, AR	Count	64	54	10
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	208.5	175.9	32.6	1.92
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	342.0	211.9	130.0	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Benton, AR	Count	67	56	11
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	221.3	185.0	36.3	2.03
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	345.1	214.6	130.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Benton, AR	Count	63	52	11
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	216.3	178.6	37.8	1.97
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	339.5	212.7	126.8	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Benton, AR	Count	64	55	9
	Benton, AR	Per 100,000	230.6	198.1	32.4	2.14
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	298.5	197.2	101.3	2.48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Benton, AR	Count	61	54	7
2005	Benton, AR	Count	60	51	9