Forty Fort, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Forty Fort in green. The most dangerous areas in Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort, PA Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Forty Fort is in the 54th percentile for safety, meaning 46% of cities are safer and 54% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forty Fort's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Forty Fort is 0.0541 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forty Fort generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Forty Fort may be as high as 1 in 14,458 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,745 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Forty Fort, PA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Forty Fort has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forty Fort's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Forty Fort 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 murder rate, Forty Fort is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Forty Fort, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Forty Fort about $450,130 in 2025, or roughly $102 per resident. This is part of Forty Fort's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forty Fort, including every crime type and how Forty Fort compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Forty Fort's crime maps on the Forty Fort overall crime page.

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Individual Forty Fort Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Forty Fort is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Forty Fort.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Swoyersville, PA	B	B	C+	C+
Luzerne, PA	D+	C-	D	D+
Plains, PA	D+	C	D	C-
Kingston, PA	C-	B-	D+	C+
Pringle, PA	C	B	C-	C+
Courtdale, PA	B	B+	C	C+
Edwardsville, PA	D	C	D-	C+
West Wyoming, PA	A	A	B+	B
Wyoming, PA	B	B	C	B+
Wilkes-Barre, PA	C-	C	D	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Forty Fort is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sparta, NC	D-	C-	C-	B-
North Collins, NY	C	D+	D+	A
Bridge Creek, OK	B+	C-	C-	D
North Richmond, CA	D+	D-	D-	D+
North Westport, MA	B	C	C	A+
Brookfield, MO	D	C-	C-	D
Brookridge, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Northbridge, MA	A+	A-	A-	A+
Brownstown, IN	C	B+	B+	C
Burgettstown, PA	B+	B	B	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forty Fort, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Forty Fort schools on SchoolGrade

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