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Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
152,229
Fort Smith covered by 40 underlying areas.
Violent crime
7.9 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 20% since 2021.
Property crime
37.5 / 1k
Property crime has declined 36% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,143
Market rent has increased 60% since 2022. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Fort Smith is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

48/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 48th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

49/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 49th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Fort Smith compared with Arkansas

Fort Smith city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

7.9 / 1k

5.9 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

37.5 / 1k

27.7 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,143

$1,271 state

Permits 12M

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