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The Fort Smith crime rate is much higher than the Arkansas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #185

Fort Smith, AR	3,174.22
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.

Fort Smith, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fort Smith, AR	Count	4	74	106	479	866	3,625	181	9
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	4.5	84.1	120.5	544.4	984.2	4,119.8	205.7	10.2	2,839
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	4	79	94	429	975	3,447	199	9
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	4.6	90.0	107.0	488.5	1,110.2	3,925.0	226.6	10.2	2,817
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	5	69	95	518	1,064	3,524	183	10
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	5.7	78.9	108.6	592.1	1,216.2	4,028.2	209.2	11.4	2,955
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	5	63	100	433	1,110	3,389	204	20
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	5.8	72.5	115.1	498.5	1,277.9	3,901.6	234.9	23.0	2,853
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	6	74	124	463	1,073	3,530	212	14
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	7.0	86.0	144.0	537.8	1,246.3	4,100.1	246.2	16.3	3,060
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	3	62	144	503	1,119	3,670	203	9
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	3.5	72.8	169.1	590.5	1,313.8	4,308.8	238.3	10.6	3,115
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	2	90	107	461	1,068	3,386	257	10
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	2.4	106.1	126.1	543.3	1,258.7	3,990.7	302.9	11.8	3,077
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	5	78	143	561	1,041	4,110	323	24
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	6.0	93.0	170.5	669.0	1,241.4	4,901.0	385.2	28.6	3,519
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	11	83	131	651	1,089	4,039	363	28
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	13.2	99.5	157.0	780.4	1,305.4	4,841.6	435.1	33.6	3,794
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	5	95	117	648	971	4,146	342	24
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	6.1	115.0	141.6	784.1	1,175.0	5,017.1	413.9	29.0	3,712
	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

Fort Smith, AR	20.11
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.

Fort Smith, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fort Smith, AR	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	4.5	3.4	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	45
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	22
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Smith, 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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Smith, 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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	4	2	1	0	1	0
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	47
	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

Fort Smith, AR	2.02
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.

Fort Smith, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Fort Smith, AR	Count	202	160	42
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	229.6	181.8	47.7	2.06
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	210	163	47
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	239.1	185.6	53.5	2.12
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	214	166	48
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	244.6	189.8	54.9	2.17
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	216	166	50
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	248.7	191.1	57.6	2.20
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	209	164	45
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	242.8	190.5	52.3	2.17
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	207	162	45
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	243.0	190.2	52.8	2.17
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	204	162	42
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	240.4	190.9	49.5	2.16
	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	200	159	41
	Fort Smith, AR	Per 100,000	238.5	189.6	48.9	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	Fort Smith, AR	Count	208	164	44
2005	Fort Smith, AR	Count	197	158	39