Forest Park is a city of 29,200 in Clayton County, about 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Forest Park?
Property crime is high in Forest Park: a C+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 77% of Americans live. Theft makes up 46% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C+, and vehicle theft grades B.
C+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 537 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
23% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Forest Park as a whole, and 77% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Forest Park scores 537.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Forest Park, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Forest Park, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Forest Park
Car thefts and burglaries both run high. In Forest Park, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.8 car thefts and 5.6 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.4 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Forest Park
In Forest Park, 62% of residents live in areas graded A or B for property crime, 22% in areas graded C and 16% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Forest Park run from B+ to F.
62%22%16%
A or B 62%C 22%D or F 16%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Mt View Plaza, northActs of vandalism run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Forest Park.B624
2Hidden Forest, southBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Forest Park.B-576
3Wingate, eastBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Forest Park.B-556
Neighborhood areas of Forest Park, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Forest Park?
Reported property crime in Forest Park has fallen 36% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 46 to 29 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 33%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Forest ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Forest Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Forest Park
Property, US
2016
+20%
+15%
2017
+26%
+12%
2018
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
-8%
2021
+6%
-10%
2022
+8%
-6%
2023
-6%
-7%
2024
-36%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Forest Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Forest Park has about 53 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Georgia.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Forest Park, about 46% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Forest Park
Forest Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Forest Park, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 37% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (45%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Homes (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (40%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Forest Park and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Forest Park, 8 have less property crime. Lake City and Rex have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Forest Park. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Forest Park has more property crime than 93% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Forest Park
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Forest Park apart: it has 4.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 15.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 95% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 52% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 89% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.74 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Forest Park
Property crime costs Forest Park about $12 million a year, or $398 per resident and about $1,082 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.5 million
$50
Theft
$3.6 million
$124
Vehicle theft
$3.0 million
$104
Arson
$110,000
$4
Vandalism
$3.4 million
$115
Total
$12 million
$398
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
