Forest Hill, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest Hill, TX Summary

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

  • There were 296 total crimes committed in Forest Hill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,163.0 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Hill.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Hill is -6.94% below the national average.
  • Forest Hill ranks #475 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Forest Hill ranks #6,873 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 Hill Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Hill is 2,163.0 per 100,000 people. That's -6.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.64% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Hill
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 296 2,163.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 36.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 14 102.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 160.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 50 365.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 42 306.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 152 1,110.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 52 380.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 246 1,797.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Forest Hill Crime Compared To Texas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Forest Hill

50
Violent Crimes
365.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Forest Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Hill is 365.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 273.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.16% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Hill

246
Property Crimes
1,797.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 246 property crimes in Forest Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Hill is 1,797.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.93% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Hill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kalispell, MT 27,710 861 3,107.2 2,609.2 498.0
Columbia Falls, MT 5,734 135 2,354.4 2,092.8 261.6

Forest Hill SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
6
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