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The Harker Heights crime rate is lower than the Texas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #437

Harker Heights, TX	1,539.94
Texas	1,961.58
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.

Harker Heights, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	12	27	37	158	618	34	4
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	42.1	94.8	129.9	554.7	2,169.6	119.4	14.0	1,363
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	8	25	57	226	687	37	1
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	28.4	88.9	202.7	803.6	2,442.7	131.6	3.6	1,557
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	13	20	90	293	569	25	2
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	47.2	72.6	326.8	1,063.8	2,065.9	90.8	7.3	1,766
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	9	19	43	317	645	41	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	33.0	69.7	157.7	1,162.8	2,365.9	150.4	0.0	1,675
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Harker Heights, TX	Count	1	9	8	27	248	607	25	3
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	3.7	33.4	29.7	100.1	919.5	2,250.6	92.7	11.1	1,436
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	16	17	23	204	558	9	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	60.5	64.2	86.9	770.7	2,108.2	34.0	0.0	1,415
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Harker Heights, TX	Count	1	3	24	20	187	534	36	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	3.9	11.7	93.8	78.2	731.1	2,087.7	140.7	0.0	1,294
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Harker Heights, TX	Count	1	9	21	20	207	452	30	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	4.2	37.9	88.5	84.3	872.5	1,905.1	126.4	0.0	1,446
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	5	13	9	217	527	46	1
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	22.8	59.2	41.0	989.0	2,401.8	209.6	4.6	1,444
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Harker Heights, TX	Count	1	6	15	12	261	720	45	1
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	4.9	29.1	72.9	58.3	1,267.7	3,497.2	218.6	4.9	2,004
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	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

Harker Heights, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
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.

Harker Heights, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	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	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Harker Heights, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Harker Heights, TX	1.77
Texas	2.80
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.

Harker Heights, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Harker Heights, TX	Count	55	47	8
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	193.1	165.0	28.1	1.79
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Harker Heights, TX	Count	57	43	14
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	202.7	152.9	49.8	1.78
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Harker Heights, TX	Count	60	46	14
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	217.8	167.0	50.8	1.92
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Harker Heights, TX	Count	57	45	12
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	209.1	165.1	44.0	1.87
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Harker Heights, TX	Count	59	47	12
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	218.8	174.3	44.5	1.97
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Harker Heights, TX	Count	55	45	10
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	207.8	170.0	37.8	1.89
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Harker Heights, TX	Count	54	44	10
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	211.1	172.0	39.1	1.92
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Harker Heights, TX	Count	52	44	8
	Harker Heights, TX	Per 100,000	219.2	185.5	33.7	2.02
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Harker Heights, TX	Count	50	37	13
2005	Harker Heights, TX	Count	48	40	8