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West Memphis, AR Crime and Crime Rate

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The West Memphis crime rate is much higher than the Arkansas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #201

West Memphis, AR	6,252.19
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.

West Memphis, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Memphis, AR	Count	4	48	47	264	400	982	84	9
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	15.8	189.2	185.3	1,040.6	1,576.7	3,870.7	331.1	35.5	4,424
	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
2012	West Memphis, AR	Count	6	29	137	481	1,090	1,166	138	16
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	22.9	110.9	523.8	1,839.2	4,167.8	4,458.4	527.7	61.2	6,989
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	4	37	115	459	1,361	1,166	109	12
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	15.1	139.9	434.9	1,735.7	5,146.7	4,409.3	412.2	45.4	7,199
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	6	26	124	529	1,049	1,075	147	17
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	22.1	95.6	455.9	1,945.1	3,857.2	3,952.8	540.5	62.5	6,628
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	4	30	102	567	1,077	1,042	146	7
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	14.8	111.1	377.8	2,100.4	3,989.6	3,860.0	540.8	25.9	6,677
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	3	32	121	467	1,188	1,185	178	17
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	10.9	116.6	440.9	1,701.5	4,328.5	4,317.6	648.5	61.9	6,681
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	3	41	187	359	882	1,193	116	25
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	10.7	145.7	664.6	1,275.9	3,134.7	4,240.0	412.3	88.9	5,999
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	10	35	124	361	832	959	108	18
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	35.1	122.8	435.0	1,266.5	2,919.0	3,364.6	378.9	63.2	5,553
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	11	32	131	349	1,043	1,038	170	20
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	38.7	112.7	461.5	1,229.4	3,674.1	3,656.5	598.8	70.5	6,121
	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

West Memphis, AR	15.89
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.

West Memphis, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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	West Memphis, AR	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Memphis, 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

West Memphis, AR	3.14
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.

West Memphis, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Memphis, AR	Count	100	78	22
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	394.2	307.4	86.7	3.51
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	101	78	23
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	396.1	305.9	90.2	3.51
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	97	77	20
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	370.9	294.4	76.5	3.33
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	94	74	20
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	355.5	279.8	75.6	3.18
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	95	75	20
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	349.3	275.8	73.5	3.13
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	100	82	18
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	370.4	303.8	66.7	3.37
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	91	71	20
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	331.6	258.7	72.9	2.95
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	98	80	18
	West Memphis, AR	Per 100,000	348.3	284.3	64.0	3.16
	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	West Memphis, AR	Count	102	82	20
2005	West Memphis, AR	Count	97	79	18