Forest Hills, PA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault 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, PA Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Forest Hills is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forest Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Forest Hills is 3.403 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Hills generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Forest Hills may be as high as 1 in 139 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 556 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of Forest Hills, PA: about 5 per year. The northeast part of Forest Hills has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forest Hills's Assault Rate Compares

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

Considering only the assault rate, Forest Hills is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Forest Hills, PA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Forest Hills about $643,964 in 2025, or roughly $98 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 cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Forest Hills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Forest Hills.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Braddock Hills, PA	D	D-	D	D-
Churchill, PA	B-	C-	C+	C-
Chalfant, PA	D	D-	D	D-
North Braddock, PA	D-	F	D-	F
Rankin, PA	D	F	D	F
Braddock, PA	F	F	F	F
Edgewood, PA	C+	C+	C	C+
Swissvale, PA	D+	D	D	D
Wilkinsburg, PA	D	D-	D	D-
East Pittsburgh, PA	D-	F	D-	F

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Forest Hills is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Lincroft, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A-
Marstons Mills, MA	A+	A	A	A-
Manorhaven, NY	A-	B	B	B-
Manchester, IA	B-	A-	A-	A-
Madison, SD	D	F	F	F
Luling, TX	D	D+	D+	D+
Lula, GA	A	A-	A-	B+
Lothian, MD	C	C	C	C
Little Falls, NY	B	B	B	B-
Massey Lake, TX	F	F	F	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Hills, PA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Forest Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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