Assault per Capita in Forestdale
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Forestdale residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Forestdale residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Forestdale is about 1 in 1,039.
Assault costs the average Forestdale resident about $28 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Forestdale in green. The most dangerous areas in Forestdale are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B+ grade means the rate of assault is lower than the average US city. Forestdale is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of cities are safer and 74% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forestdale's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Forestdale is 0.9626 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forestdale generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Forestdale may be as high as 1 in 769 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,144 in the central part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the east parts of Forestdale, MA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Forestdale has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Forestdale to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Forestdale, MA: | 0.9626 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts: | 2.458 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Forestdale is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Forestdale about $123,623 in 2025, or roughly $28 per resident. This is part of Forestdale's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forestdale, including every crime type and how Forestdale compares to other cities.
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 Forestdale's crime maps on the Forestdale overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A | A- | |
B+ | B- | B | C | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A | A- | A | B+ | |
A | A- | A- | B | |
A- | A- | B | B | |
A+ | A | A+ | A- | |
B+ | B+ | B- | B- | |
A | B | A- | C+ | |
B- | B+ | C | B |
Forestdale is lower 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 |
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A- | C+ | C+ | B- | |
A- | C+ | C+ | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | A- | A- | B+ | |
D+ | C- | C- | C- | |
B | D | D | D | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
C- | C | C | C- | |
F | F | F | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forestdale, MA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Forestdale schools on SchoolGrade
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