Fort Smith, Arkansas Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 758 violent crimes in Fort Smith AR, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 842.44. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 18%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Arkansas cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Fort Smith, AR Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Fort Smith, AR Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 667 774.72
2011 601 691.91
2012 687 785.30
2013 606 690.04
2014 663 753.50
2015 704 803.63
2016 712 803.86
2017 787 889.90
2018 707 800.77
2019 863 980.23
2020 1031 1170.65
2021 996 1132.95
2022 940 1044.29
2023 924 1021.93
2024 758 842.44