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The District Heights crime rate is about the same as the Maryland average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #50

District Heights, MD	1,918.25
Maryland	1,883.78
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.

District Heights, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	District Heights, MD	Count	1	NA	8	13	22	64	21	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	16.5	NA	132.2	214.8	363.5	1,057.3	346.9	0.0	1,280
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.1	19.1	159.7	253.2	468.7	1,819.6	219.2	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	District Heights, MD	Count	0	NA	3	3	35	86	19	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	50.2	50.2	585.1	1,437.6	317.6	0.0	936
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.4	19.9	169.5	272.0	538.9	1,898.3	226.3	NA	1,579
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	District Heights, MD	Count	3	0	4	8	33	83	25	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	50.4	0.0	67.2	134.5	554.8	1,395.4	420.3	0.0	1,828
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.3	21.0	172.3	277.2	573.2	1,924.9	255.3	NA	1,630
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	7	12	37	117	33	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	118.8	203.7	628.0	1,985.7	560.1	0.0	1,472
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.8	20.5	177.5	289.3	614.0	1,970.5	275.7	NA	1,698
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	8	17	55	131	45	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	129.8	275.8	892.3	2,125.2	730.0	0.0	1,813
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.4	21.3	191.5	327.5	632.9	2,051.7	312.6	NA	1,818
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	District Heights, MD	Count	1	0	11	20	39	106	38	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	16.6	0.0	182.5	331.9	647.2	1,759.0	630.6	0.0	1,933
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.7	20.3	210.7	351.3	649.7	2,206.7	344.2	NA	1,933
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	District Heights, MD	Count	2	1	16	12	47	108	39	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	32.7	16.3	261.4	196.0	767.7	1,764.1	637.0	0.0	2,303
	Maryland	Per 100,000	8.8	20.0	234.4	365.1	689.6	2,378.3	449.7	NA	2,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	District Heights, MD	Count	3	0	10	20	55	115	40	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	48.0	0.0	159.9	319.8	879.6	1,839.1	639.7	0.0	2,499
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.8	21.0	236.0	375.1	660.2	2,265.9	505.4	NA	2,131
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	District Heights, MD	Count	0	2	16	26	31	101	54	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	31.7	253.4	411.8	491.1	1,599.9	855.4	0.0	2,024
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.7	21.0	256.0	392.0	667.0	2,270.4	543.5	NA	2,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	District Heights, MD	Count	0	1	28	9	44	117	178	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	15.8	441.4	141.9	693.6	1,844.3	2,805.8	0.0	3,093
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	256.7	413.8	641.4	2,294.3	608.4	NA	2,258
	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

District Heights, MD		-0.11
Maryland		14.78
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.

District Heights, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	District Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

District Heights, MD	1.75
Maryland	3.18
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.

District Heights, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	District Heights, MD	Count	14	11	3
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	231.3	181.7	49.6	2.07
	Maryland	Per 100,000	347.2	266.0	81.2	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	District Heights, MD	Count	11	10	1
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	183.9	167.2	16.7	1.76
	Maryland	Per 100,000	383.4	292.1	91.3	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	District Heights, MD	Count	10	7	3
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	168.1	117.7	50.4	1.43
	Maryland	Per 100,000	314.4	245.4	69.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	District Heights, MD	Count	13	11	2
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	220.6	186.7	33.9	2.04
	Maryland	Per 100,000	361.7	273.2	88.4	3.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	District Heights, MD	Count	15	11	4
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	243.3	178.5	64.9	2.11
	Maryland	Per 100,000	365.9	277.0	88.9	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	District Heights, MD	Count	14	11	3
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	232.3	182.5	49.8	2.07
	Maryland	Per 100,000	373.4	283.8	89.6	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	District Heights, MD	Count	10	7	3
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	163.3	114.3	49.0	1.39
	Maryland	Per 100,000	381.2	286.3	94.9	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	District Heights, MD	Count	15	12	3
	District Heights, MD	Per 100,000	239.9	191.9	48.0	2.16
	Maryland	Per 100,000	378.7	284.3	94.4	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	District Heights, MD	Count	13	10	3
2005	District Heights, MD	Count	13	10	3