Forest Park, Baltimore, MD Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Forest Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Forest Park 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 Park, Baltimore, MD Safe from Arson?

The C grade means the rate of arson is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Forest Park is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of neighborhoods are safer and 44% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forest Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Forest Park is 0.1198 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Park generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Forest Park may be as high as 1 in 5,053 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,500 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the southwest parts of Forest Park, Baltimore, MD: about 0 per year. The west part of Forest Park has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forest Park's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Forest Park to the Maryland 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 Park is less safe than the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Arson in Forest Park, Baltimore, MD

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Forest Park about $17,557 in 2025, or roughly $3 per resident. This is part of Forest Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forest Park, including every crime type and how Forest Park 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 Park's crime maps on the Forest Park overall crime page.

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Individual Forest Park Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Winsor Hills, Baltimore, MD	C	D-	B	C
Howard Park, Gwynn Oak, MD	C-	D	C	C+
Park Heights, Baltimore, MD	C-	D-	B-	C
Mondawin-Walbrook, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	C-	C
Pimlico, Baltimore, MD	D	F	D	C-
Hunting Ridge, Baltimore, MD	C	D-	B-	C
Edmondson Heights, Woodlawn, MD	C-	C+	C-	A-
Glen-Fallstaff, Baltimore, MD	C-	D	C-	B
Hampden-Woodberry-Remington, Baltimore, MD	C+	D+	B-	C+
Beechfielf-Irvington Area, Baltimore, MD	D	F	C-	C

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Forest Park 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
Indian Lake East, Worcester, MA	B-	C-	C-	A-
Lamar Heights Area, Arvada, CO	D+	C	C	D-
Lakewood Springs, Plano, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI	A	A-	A-	D+
La Jolla Village, La Jolla, CA	B-	C+	C+	F
Kirkmere, Youngstown, OH	B-	B+	B+	B-
Kennydale, Renton, WA	D+	B	B	D-
Teaticket, East Falmouth, MA	B+	B-	B-	A-
Lely Resort, Naples, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Hubbard-Richard, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Park, Baltimore, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 6% actual proficiency versus 9% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Forest Park schools on SchoolGrade

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