Crime in Kibler, AR

Kibler is a city of 930 in Crawford County, about 11 miles east of downtown Fort Smith · Updated November 2026

Is Kibler, AR safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Kibler: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 72% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 914 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

72% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kibler as a whole, and 28% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kibler scores 914.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 910 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 920 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Kibler

Map of Kibler shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Kibler, AR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kibler, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Kibler

CrimeGrade™ estimates Kibler has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 54% less than the US as a whole and 64% less than Arkansas.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Kibler, about 39% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeA-under 10.480.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA66.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.622.4
TheftA-66.613.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.932.7
ArsonA+under 10.040.12
VandalismA+22.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Kibler compares with nearby cities

Kibler has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KiblerA914AA930
Alma 5 milesA871AA11,900
Van Buren 6 milesB+749B+A-32,500
Central City 7 milesA+924AA+470
Dyer 7 milesA917AA+1,090
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Lavaca 7 milesA+946A+A+4,720
Riverdale 8 milesA+980A+A+175
Barling 8 milesA848A-A6,320
Rudy 8 milesA+925AA+2,230
Dora 10 milesA884AA555
Fort Smith 10 milesB672BB91,900

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kibler. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kibler has more crime than 92% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KiblerA914AA930
Swift, MNA+991A+A+930
Bell, MIA+985A+A+929
Cobb, WIA+983A+A+930
Dearing, KSA+977A+A+930
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Tompkinsville, PAA+977A+A+929
Girard, MIA+964A+A+930
Boston, OHA+963A+A+930
Churchtown, PAA+963A+A+930
Farmington, CAA+957A+A+930
Lemont, PAA+927A+A930

What crime costs Kibler

Crime costs Kibler about $647 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 46% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $850,000 a year, or $912 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$49,000$53
Rape$27,000$29
Robbery$790$1
Assault$75,000$80
Burglary$5,200$6
Theft$32,000$34
Vehicle theft$13,000$14
Arson$850$1
Vandalism$16,000$17
Total$220,000$234

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Kibler means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Kibler is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Kibler

Schools in Kibler, AR average a SchoolGrade of B-: 36% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Kibler on SchoolGrade