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The Wake Forest crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #32

Wake Forest, NC	977.35
North Carolina	1,869.18
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.

Wake Forest, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wake Forest, NC	Count	1	3	9	43	89	630	19	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	2.8	8.3	25.0	119.6	247.5	1,752.1	52.8	0.0	829
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	2	11	30	98	618	15	2
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	5.9	32.5	88.6	289.5	1,825.6	44.3	5.9	790
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Wake Forest, NC	Count	1	1	14	33	113	546	22	1
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	44.6	105.2	360.1	1,739.9	70.1	3.2	886
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Wake Forest, NC	Count	1	2	10	32	94	618	13	1
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	3.3	6.6	32.8	104.9	308.2	2,026.3	42.6	3.3	918
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Wake Forest, NC	Count	1	0	10	23	108	609	11	1
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	3.4	0.0	34.1	78.3	367.7	2,073.7	37.5	3.4	902
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	3	17	32	120	511	19	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	10.9	61.7	116.2	435.9	1,856.0	69.0	0.0	980
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Wake Forest, NC	Count	1	4	12	32	120	467	7	4
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	4.1	16.4	49.3	131.4	492.9	1,918.0	28.7	16.4	1,090
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	26.3	149.5	284.1	1,200.7	2,577.9	308.6	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	3	7	30	171	504	14	1
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	14.6	34.1	146.1	833.0	2,455.2	68.2	4.9	1,335
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	8	19	112	381	12	4
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	45.3	107.5	633.5	2,155.1	67.9	22.6	1,066
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	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

Wake Forest, NC		-0.11
North Carolina		11.22
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.

Wake Forest, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Wake Forest, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Wake Forest, NC	1.85
North Carolina	2.93
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.

Wake Forest, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wake Forest, NC	Count	77	63	14
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	214.2	175.2	38.9	1.95
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Wake Forest, NC	Count	72	59	13
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	212.7	174.3	38.4	1.93
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Wake Forest, NC	Count	67	56	11
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	213.5	178.5	35.1	1.96
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Wake Forest, NC	Count	66	55	11
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	216.4	180.3	36.1	1.98
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Wake Forest, NC	Count	63	53	10
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	208.9	175.8	33.2	1.92
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Wake Forest, NC	Count	64	54	10
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	217.9	183.9	34.1	2.01
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Wake Forest, NC	Count	60	51	9
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	217.9	185.2	32.7	2.02
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Wake Forest, NC	Count	53	45	8
	Wake Forest, NC	Per 100,000	217.7	184.8	32.9	2.01
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Wake Forest, NC	Count	49	41	8
2005	Wake Forest, NC	Count	46	39	7