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Forest Heights, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Forest Heights crime rate is lower than the Maryland average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #31

Forest Heights, MD	1,386.97
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.

Forest Heights, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	NA	3	3	21	29	6	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	118.4	118.4	828.7	1,144.4	236.8	0.0	1,115
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	NA	0	4	38	22	4	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	159.7	1,517.6	878.6	159.7	0.0	1,218
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	3	1	25	12	1	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	120.2	40.1	1,002.0	481.0	40.1	0.0	862
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	2	0	5	10	44	25	3	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	81.0	0.0	202.4	404.9	1,781.4	1,012.1	121.5	0.0	3,128
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	2	7	44	31	8	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	76.7	268.4	1,687.1	1,188.7	306.7	0.0	1,678
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	5	4	26	10	6	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	196.1	156.9	1,019.6	392.2	235.3	0.0	1,176
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	2	4	22	8	8	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	77.2	154.4	849.1	308.8	308.8	0.0	926
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	2	3	22	26	6	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	75.3	113.0	828.3	978.9	225.9	0.0	998
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	2	37	32	7	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	74.5	1,377.5	1,191.4	260.6	0.0	1,191
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	3	3	43	42	6	0
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	111.4	111.4	1,596.7	1,559.6	222.8	0.0	1,578
	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

Forest 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.

Forest Heights, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest 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

Forest Heights, MD	2.16
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.

Forest Heights, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Forest Heights, MD	Count	9	7	2
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	355.2	276.2	78.9	3.16
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	7	5	2
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	279.6	199.7	79.9	2.40
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	7	5	2
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	280.6	200.4	80.2	2.40
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	7	5	2
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	283.4	202.4	81.0	2.43
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	7	5	2
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	268.4	191.7	76.7	2.30
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	4	3	1
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	156.9	117.6	39.2	1.37
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	6	5	1
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	231.6	193.0	38.6	2.12
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	6	5	1
	Forest Heights, MD	Per 100,000	225.9	188.3	37.7	2.07
	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	Forest Heights, MD	Count	8	7	1
2005	Forest Heights, MD	Count	4	3	1