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Forest Heights Crime Rate Report (Maryland)

Forest Heights crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 17 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Forest Heights for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Forest Heights in 2024 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 28.53% and the city property crime rate in Forest Heights was lower than the national property crime rate average by 27.17%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Forest Heights was higher than the violent crime rate in Maryland by 10.94% and the city property crime rate in Forest Heights was lower than the property crime rate in Maryland by 37.42%.

Property and Violent Crime
Forest Heights Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Forest Heights Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Forest Heights Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5
Arson0
Burglary3
Larceny and Theft16
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape1
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)39
Property Crime33
Violent Crime12
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft12
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape1
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)24
Property Crime18
Violent Crime8

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Forest Heights Property Crime

Forest Heights Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Forest Heights Crime 2024

Forest Heights Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Forest Heights Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Forest Heights Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Forest Heights, Maryland crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Forest Heights crime report data for 2026 was projected from 17 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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