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

Crime Index, #45

Arkansas	2,148.41
U.S.	1,776.27

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.

Arkansas Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Arkansas	Count	138	1,312	2,372	10,913	32,511	65,720	5,544	NA
	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	Arkansas	Count	179	1,368	2,582	10,830	34,764	68,171	6,103	NA
	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	Arkansas	Count	162	1,395	2,735	10,082	33,694	69,303	6,511	NA
	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	Arkansas	Count	191	1,268	3,024	10,524	32,072	72,979	7,010	NA
	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	Arkansas	Count	205	1,308	2,766	11,227	32,042	72,016	7,463	NA
	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	Arkansas	Count	186	1,193	2,531	10,749	30,143	75,348	7,284	NA
	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

Arkansas	26.40
U.S.	26.40

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.

Arkansas Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Arkansas	Count	63	41	6	10	6	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	Arkansas	Count	74	45	5	16	7	1
	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	Arkansas	Count	91	65	3	18	5	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	Arkansas	Count	33	21	1	8	3	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	Arkansas	Count	113	91	3	11	6	2
	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

Arkansas	2.45
U.S.	2.81

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.

Arkansas Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Arkansas	Count	9,964	6,175	3,789
	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	Arkansas	Count	9,970	6,200	3,770
	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	Arkansas	Count	9,678	6,064	3,614
	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	Arkansas	Count	8,455	5,586	2,869
	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	Arkansas	Count	8,266	5,405	2,861
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	294.3	192.4	101.8	2.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Arkansas	Count	8,172	5,435	2,737
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	294.0	195.5	98.5	2.45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94