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Fort Smith, AR has a higher rate of both violent crime and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Fort Smith is 40.5, significantly higher than the national average of 22.7. Furthermore, the property crime rate in Fort Smith is 75.6, which is also much higher than the US average of 35.4. This means that Fort Smith has a much greater risk of experiencing a violent or property crime compared to the rest of the country. It is important for residents to be aware of this risk and take extra precautionary measures to ensure their safety and security.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Fort Smith violent crime is 40.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Fort Smith property crime is 75.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Fort Smith, AR Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000765.32.577.7127.3557.78369.81493.76172704.2
20017729.969.3163.3529.58388.11421.56515451.6
2002877.59.863.9186.8616.98337.31453.96508.6374.8
2003980.614.690.3164.7711.18748.71355.17030.2363.5
2004863.23.694.7109.3655.67342.71296.65697.7348.4
20051046.76.1115141.6784.16605.911755017.1413.9
20061050.113.299.5157780.46582.21305.44841.6435.1
2007938.5693170.56696527.51241.44901385.2
2008777.92.4106.1126.1543.35552.31258.73990.7302.9
2009835.93.572.8169.1590.55860.91313.84308.8238.3
2010774.7786144537.85592.61246.34100.1246.2
2011691.95.872.5115.1498.55414.41277.93901.6234.9
2012785.35.778.9108.6592.15453.61216.24028.2209.2
20136904.690107488.55261.81110.23925226.6
2014753.54.584.1120.5544.45309.8984.24119.8205.7
2015803.65.775.3135.8586.75892.51087.94554.6250
2016803.94.579109.5610.85903.61002.64525.1376
2017889.97.980.3121680.75100.8940.83782.4377.7
2018800.810.297.4109.9583.34830.7805.33701.4323.9
2019980.24.5110.2102.2763.35823.4922.34462.7438.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Moffett, OK0.00.012142017
Arkoma, OK0.0316.81,94542018
Barling, AR558.91,497.04,82062019
Van Buren, AR491.63,159.721,49262019
Roland, OK179.82,182.83,60582019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Fayetteville, AR447.54,481.484,726512019
Springdale, AR479.63,340.140,495592018
Rogers, AR477.12,845.266,626672019
Bentonville, AR222.71,373.722,384702019
Conway, AR481.22,735.566,1041102019

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Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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