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Forney score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Forney safe? United States travel risk

Is Forney safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Forney scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Forney scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Forney: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in Texas (32.7440° N, 96.4529° W), Forney sits 1,876.8 km ENE from Washington at 144 m elevation.

Region
Texas
Coordinates
32.7440° N, 96.4529° W
Elevation
144 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
28,222
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Dallas (29.9 km W).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Dallas Love Field (DAL) 38.6 km WNW
Hospital Care Baylor Scott & White Me​dical Center – Sunnyvale 11.5 km WNW
Police Station Forney Police Department 1.1 km S
Railway Terminal Downtown Rowlett 20.6 km NNW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: May (119 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 13° 16° 20° 25° 28° 33° 36° 35° 32° 26° 19° 14°
Low °C 4° 5° 10° 14° 19° 23° 26° 26° 23° 16° 10° 5°
Rain mm 71 59 94 116 119 55 37 60 52 82 82 71

Normals: Dallas (29.9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — — 1 — —
Tropical Cyclones — — — — — — — 1 — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Forney happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Mesquite 15
12.6 km W
Garland 15
24.8 km NW
Dallas 62
29.9 km W
Richardson 15
34.8 km NW
Plano 15
43.8 km NW
Allen 15
45.5 km NNW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy