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The Decatur crime rate is much lower than the Arkansas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #65

Decatur, AR	997.14
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.

Decatur, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Decatur, AR	Count	0	3	0	2	11	46	1	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	169.4	0.0	112.9	621.1	2,597.4	56.5	0.0	1,948
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	1	0	8	12	12	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	56.6	0.0	453.0	679.5	679.5	0.0	0.0	1,246
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	4	19	12	3	1
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	228.3	1,084.5	684.9	171.2	57.1	1,030
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	1	10	7	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	58.4	584.1	408.9	0.0	0.0	453
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	1	0	3	23	11	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	46.7	0.0	140.0	1,073.3	513.3	0.0	0.0	1,038
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	5	18	16	1	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	251.3	904.5	804.0	50.3	0.0	930
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	4	10	10	2	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	205.3	513.3	513.3	102.7	0.0	642
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	2	6	5	2	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	119.8	359.3	299.4	119.8	0.0	434
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	1	0	5	17	11	1	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	73.2	0.0	365.8	1,243.6	804.7	73.2	0.0	1,591
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	1	1	8	10	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	73.3	73.3	586.5	733.1	0.0	0.0	660
	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

Decatur, AR		-0.11
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.

Decatur, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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

Decatur, AR	3.01
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.

Decatur, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Decatur, AR	Count	5	5	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	282.3	282.3	0.0	2.82
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	5	5	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	283.1	283.1	0.0	2.83
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	5	5	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	285.4	285.4	0.0	2.85
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	6	6	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	350.5	350.5	0.0	3.50
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	6	6	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	280.0	280.0	0.0	2.80
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	6	6	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	301.5	301.5	0.0	3.02
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	6	6	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	308.0	308.0	0.0	3.08
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	7	7	0
	Decatur, AR	Per 100,000	419.2	419.2	0.0	4.19
	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	Decatur, AR	Count	7	7	0
2005	Decatur, AR	Count	6	6	0