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The Forest City crime rate is lower than the Iowa average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #35

Forest City, IA	571.16
Iowa	1,202.97
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 City, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Forest City, IA	Count	0	4	1	7	16	31	3	1
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	100.8	25.2	176.4	403.1	781.1	75.6	25.2	1,154
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.9	26.6	33.6	201.6	464.4	1,495.8	133.6	NA	1,087
	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 City, IA	Count	0	0	0	3	3	18	4	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	75.6	75.6	453.7	100.8	0.0	277
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.4	24.5	30.4	204.6	513.5	1,543.0	137.4	NA	1,105
	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 City, IA	Count	0	1	1	6	12	34	1	1
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.1	24.1	144.9	289.8	821.1	24.1	24.1	665
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2010	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	14	15	15	2	1
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	353.4	378.7	378.7	50.5	25.2	664
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.4	33.2	211.6	546.8	1,571.8	124.0	NA	1,146
	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 City, IA	Count	0	0	0	6	17	11	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	147.6	418.1	270.5	0.0	0.0	424
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	28.4	39.7	210.0	539.4	1,640.0	129.3	NA	1,173
	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 City, IA	Count	0	0	0	8	17	19	1	1
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	195.4	415.2	464.1	24.4	24.4	532
	Iowa	Per 100,000	2.5	29.6	41.6	210.1	547.9	1,728.8	144.3	NA	1,237
	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 City, IA	Count	0	0	0	13	5	11	2	1
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	309.4	119.0	261.8	47.6	23.8	459
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.2	30.3	43.9	219.2	567.0	1,885.1	163.5	NA	1,291
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Forest City, IA	Count	0	1	0	5	10	7	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.4	0.0	117.2	234.5	164.1	0.0	0.0	393
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.9	38.9	223.3	606.4	2,042.7	184.6	NA	1,346
	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 City, IA		-0.13
Iowa		5.89
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 City, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Forest City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Forest City, IA	1.78
Iowa	2.18
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 City, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	201.6	201.6	0.0	2.02
	Iowa	Per 100,000	264.1	169.8	94.3	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	201.7	201.7	0.0	2.02
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	193.2	193.2	0.0	1.93
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	191.7	191.7	0.0	1.92
	Iowa	Per 100,000	253.3	169.7	83.5	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Forest City, IA	Count	7	7	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	176.7	176.7	0.0	1.77
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Forest City, IA	Count	7	7	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	172.2	172.2	0.0	1.72
	Iowa	Per 100,000	269.6	176.7	92.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	195.4	195.4	0.0	1.95
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.7	174.2	96.5	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
	Forest City, IA	Per 100,000	190.4	190.4	0.0	1.90
	Iowa	Per 100,000	262.4	173.1	89.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0
2005	Forest City, IA	Count	8	8	0