Ft. Smith, AR Profile

Ft. Smith, AR, population 82,481, is located in Arkansas's Sebastian county, about 104.0 miles from Tulsa and 127.3 miles from Little Rock.

Through the 90's Ft. Smith's population has grown by about 10%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Ft. Smith has grown by about 3%.

Ft. Smith's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Arkansas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Ft. Smith tend to be much higher than Arkansas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	77%
	African American	9%
	Native American	2%
	Asian	5%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	7%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.30
	Males	33.70
	Females	36.90

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	15.00%	20 to 40:	14.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	11.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	80,268	N/A
2001	81,072	1.00%
2002	81,412	0.42%
2003	81,731	0.39%
2004	81,769	0.05%
2005	82,481	0.87%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,157

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	772
2002	877
2003	981
2004	863
2005	1,047
2006	1,050
2007	938
2008	778

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	8	8	12	3	5	11	5	2
Forcible Rape	56	52	74	78	95	83	78	90
Robbery	132	152	135	90	117	131	143	107
Aggravated Assault	428	502	583	540	648	651	561	461

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	8,388
2002	8,337
2003	8,749
2004	7,343
2005	6,606
2006	6,582
2007	6,528
2008	5,552

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	1,149	1,183	1,111	1,068	971	1089	1041	1068
Larceny, Theft	5,266	5,296	5,764	4,693	4,146	4039	4110	3386
Motor Vehicle Theft	365	305	298	287	342	363	323	257
Arson	35	33	22	32	24	28	24	10