Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Forest Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Forest Hills are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA Safe from Arson?

The A- grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US neighborhood. Forest Hills is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of neighborhoods are safer and 82% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forest Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Forest Hills is 0.0576 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Hills generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Forest Hills may be as high as 1 in 14,350 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,137 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the east parts of Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA: about 0 per year. The north part of Forest Hills has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forest Hills's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Forest Hills to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Forest Hills is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Forest Hills about $6,892 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of Forest Hills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forest Hills, including every crime type and how Forest Hills compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Forest Hills's crime maps on the Forest Hills overall crime page.

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Individual Forest Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Forest Hills is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Forest Hills.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-	A
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A	A-
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	A
Brookline Village, Brookline, MA	B	C+	A-	B+
South Dorchester, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A	A-
Brookline Village Commercial District, Brookline, MA	B	B-	A-	B+
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+	A
Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA	A	B-	A+	A
Fields Corner, Boston, MA	C	D+	B+	A-
Washington Square, Brookline, MA	B+	B-	A	B+

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Forest Hills is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Jingletown, Oakland, CA	C-	D-	D-	D
South Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA	B	D+	D+	F
Shoreview, San Mateo, CA	B-	B-	B-	F
Northwest Arvada, Arvada, CO	C	B-	B-	D
Mcbean, Hephzibah, GA	A+	A	A	B
Marlton, Camden, NJ	B+	C+	C+	A
Lind-Bohanon, Minneapolis, MN	C-	C	C	C
Leaksville, Eden, NC	C	C-	C-	C-
Knollwood, Kalamazoo, MI	C+	C-	C-	D+
Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	F	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Forest Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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