Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Forest Hills
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Forest Hills residents.
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1 in 583
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Forest Hills is about 1 in 583.
$13
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Forest Hills resident about $13 per year.
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Crime Grade's drug-related crime 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 Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Forest Hills is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of neighborhoods are safer and 68% 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 drug-related crime in Forest Hills is 1.716 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Hills generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Forest Hills may be as high as 1 in 495 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 772 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA: about 2 per year. The north part of Forest Hills has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Forest Hills's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime 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.
| Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA: | 1.716 |
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| Massachusetts: | 1.279 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime 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 Drug-Related Crime in Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Forest Hills about $62,933 in 2025, or roughly $13 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 Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime 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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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Forest Hills is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Forest Hills.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C+ | D | A- | B | |
B- | D | A | B | |
B- | D+ | B+ | B+ | |
B | C+ | A- | A- | |
B- | D+ | A | B+ | |
B | B- | A- | A- | |
C | D- | C+ | B+ | |
A | B- | A+ | A- | |
C | D+ | B+ | B+ | |
B+ | B- | A | A- |
Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Forest Hills is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | D- | D- | B+ | |
B | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B- | B- | B- | D+ | |
C | B- | B- | B- | |
A+ | A | A | B | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A | |
C- | C | C | D+ | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
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 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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