Forest Park, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Forest Park, OH Summary

Crime in Forest Park research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Forest Park 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 Forest Park:

  • There were 389 total crimes committed in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,971.6 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Park is -6.97% below the national average.
  • Forest Park ranks #293 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Forest Park ranks #7,149 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Forest Park Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Park is 1,971.6 per 100,000 people. That's -6.97% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 6.87% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Park
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 389 1,971.6 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.1 5.0 5.0
Robbery 9 45.6 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 177.4 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 56 283.8 293.7 359.0
Burglary 8 40.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 235 1,191.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 90 456.2 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 333 1,687.8 1,551.2 1,760.0

Forest Park Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Forest Park

56
Violent Crimes
283.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 violent crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Park is 283.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 352.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.35% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Park

333
Property Crimes
1,687.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 333 property crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Park is 1,687.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.10% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.80% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fairfield, OH 44,296 735 1,659.3 1,492.2 167.1
Mason, OH 35,923 203 565.1 528.9 36.2
Springdale, OH 11,096 428 3,857.2 3,379.6 477.6
Montgomery, OH 10,784 75 695.5 658.4 37.1
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6

Forest Park SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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