Forest Hills, Tampa, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder 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, Tampa, FL Safe?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Forest Hills is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of neighborhoods are safer and 63% 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 murder in Forest Hills is 0.0505 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Hills generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Forest Hills may be as high as 1 in 15,204 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,018 in the south part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Forest Hills, Tampa, FL: about 0 per year. The south part of Forest Hills has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Forest Hills, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Forest Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Forest Hills has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Forest Hills has 1, have the same problem. Of Forest Hills’s 8,880 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Forest Hills Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Forest Hills residents in a standard year.

Individual Forest Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Tampa, Tampa, FL	B-	C-	C+	C
Lowry Park Central, Tampa, FL	B	C	C+	B-
Sulphur Springs, Tampa, FL	B+	C+	B	C+
University Square, Tampa, FL	B-	C	C	C
Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL	A-	B-	B+	B-
Cross Fletcher, University, FL	A	B	A-	B-
Riverbend, Tampa, FL	A-	C+	B+	B-
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, FL	B+	C	B	C+
Carrollwood, Tampa, FL	A	A+	B+	A
Temple Park, Tampa, FL	A-	B+	B+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Forest Hills is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	C-	D-
Brookline Village Commercial District, Brookline, MA	B	B-	B-	B-
Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL	D+	D+	D+	D-
Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN	F	D-	D-	D+
Haller Lake, Seattle, WA	F	D	D	D-
Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ	D+	D+	D+	D+
Downtown Riverside, Riverside, CA	D	D-	D-	C
Ducktown, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+	D+
Federal Hill Historic District, Bristol, CT	B	A	A	B+
Greater Harmony Hills, San Antonio, TX	D-	C-	C-	A-

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Hills, Tampa, FL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Forest Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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