Oak Forest, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Oak Forest in green. The most dangerous areas in Oak Forest 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, TX Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Oak Forest is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oak Forest's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oak Forest is 0.0882 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oak Forest generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oak Forest may be as high as 1 in 7,201 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,714 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Oak Forest, TX: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Oak Forest has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oak Forest's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oak Forest to the Texas 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, Oak Forest 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, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oak Forest about $113,266 in 2025, or roughly $166 per resident. This is part of Oak Forest's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oak Forest, including every crime type and how Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest's crime maps on the Oak Forest overall crime page.

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Individual Oak Forest Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Monthalia, TX	F	D-	F	F
Cost, TX	F	F	F	F
Bebe, TX	F	D-	F	F
Leesville, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Gonzales, TX	D-	D+	F	D-
Luling, TX	D	D+	D-	D+
Harwood, TX	B-	D	B	D+
McNeil, TX	C	C+	D+	D+
Nickel, TX	D	C-	D-	D
Kingsbury, TX	D-	C	F	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Oak Forest is higher 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
McLemoresville, TN	D+	D-	D-	D
Morse, IA	B+	A	A	B+
Monte Nido, CA	F	F	F	D-
Millhousen, IN	A+	A-	A-	A+
Miles Station, IL	A	A	A	B+
Midland, OR	C+	C+	C+	B-
Middle Granville, NY	B+	B	B	B+
Melvin Village, NH	A+	A+	A+	A+
Melbern, OH	B-	B-	B-	A
Meadowview Estates, KY	D-	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oak Forest, TX average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Oak Forest schools on SchoolGrade

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