Forney, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forney, TX Summary

Crime in Forney research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Forney over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Forney:

  • There were 423 total crimes committed in Forney in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,359.9 total crimes per 100K people in Forney.
  • The overall crime rate in Forney is -41.49% below the national average.
  • Forney ranks #296 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Forney ranks #4,908 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Forney Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forney is 1,359.9 per 100,000 people. That's -41.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.47% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forney
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 423 1,359.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 9.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 173.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 62 199.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 32 102.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 286 919.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 138.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 361 1,160.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Forney Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Forney

62
Violent Crimes
199.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Forney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forney is 199.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 501.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forney each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.35% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forney

361
Property Crimes
1,160.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 361 property crimes in Forney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forney is 1,160.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forney each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.30% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forney

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dallas, TX 1,286,121 59,046 4,591.0 3,812.8 778.2
Garland, TX 241,095 6,771 2,808.4 2,562.5 246.0
Mesquite, TX 147,226 6,059 4,115.4 3,648.8 466.6
Rowlett, TX 65,196 1,122 1,721.0 1,484.8 236.2
Rockwall, TX 51,724 847 1,637.5 1,535.1 102.5
Sachse, TX 31,317 229 731.2 696.1 35.1
Balch Springs, TX 26,973 939 3,481.3 3,003.0 478.3
Terrell, TX 19,670 587 2,984.2 2,719.9 264.4
Seagoville, TX 19,389 418 2,155.9 2,006.3 149.6
Heath, TX 10,661 76 712.9 628.5 84.4

Forney SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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