Forest Park, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Forest Park:

  • There were 455 total crimes committed in Forest Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,295.2 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Park is -1.25% below the national average.
  • Forest Park ranks #334 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Forest Park ranks #7,137 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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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 2,295.2 per 100,000 people. That's -1.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.30% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Park
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 455 2,295.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 22 111.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 211.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 72 363.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 41 206.8 318.8 269.8
Larceny 269 1,356.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 368.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 383 1,932.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Forest Park Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Forest Park

72
Violent Crimes
363.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Park is 363.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.63% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Park

383
Property Crimes
1,932.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 383 property crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Park is 1,932.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.8 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 -1.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.41% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 42,620 879 2,062.4 1,855.9 206.5
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Springdale, OH 11,160 374 3,351.3 2,858.4 492.8
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Greenhills, OH 3,658 49 1,339.5 1,120.8 218.7
Woodlawn, OH 3,402 88 2,586.7 2,469.1 117.6

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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