Murder per Capita in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Oak Forest-Garden Oaks residents.
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1 in 6,502
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is about 1 in 6,502.
$289
Murder costs the average Oak Forest-Garden Oaks resident about $289 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks in green. The most dangerous areas in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks 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 Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX Safe from Murder?
The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is in the 17th percentile for safety, meaning 83% of neighborhoods are safer and 17% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oak Forest-Garden Oaks's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is 0.1538 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks may be as high as 1 in 5,089 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,042 in the central part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX: about 1 per year. The north part of Oak Forest-Garden Oaks has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Oak Forest-Garden Oaks's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX: | 0.1538 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is less safe than the Texas 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 Murder in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oak Forest-Garden Oaks about $8,691,754 in 2025, or roughly $289 per resident. This is part of Oak Forest-Garden Oaks's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, including every crime type and how Oak Forest-Garden Oaks compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Oak Forest-Garden Oaks's crime maps on the Oak Forest-Garden Oaks overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Oak Forest-Garden Oaks.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | D | D- | D- | |
D | D- | D- | F | |
C- | D- | C- | D- | |
C | D+ | C+ | D- | |
C- | B | D+ | D | |
D | D | D | D- | |
C- | D | C | D | |
C- | C | D+ | D | |
D | B+ | F | D | |
D+ | D | D+ | D- |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Oak Forest-Garden Oaks is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B- | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
D- | C | C | A | |
A- | B+ | B+ | F | |
B+ | C | C | C+ | |
A+ | A | A | A+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | B | |
D+ | D | D | D | |
C- | B- | B- | C- | |
A- | B- | B- | C+ | |
B | A- | A- | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oak Forest-Garden Oaks schools on SchoolGrade
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