Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA Property Crime Rates and Maps

Forrest Hills is a neighborhood of 4,120 residents in Augusta, about 5 miles west of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Forrest Hills?

Forrest Hills grades B- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Theft makes up 65% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B-. Augusta as a whole grades B for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 587 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Forrest Hills as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Forrest Hills scores 587.

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.

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Overall crimeSafety score 391 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
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Violent crimeSafety score 276 of 1,000More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Forrest Hills

Map of Forrest Hills shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Forrest Hills in Augusta, 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


Property crime rates and types in Forrest Hills

CrimeGrade™ estimates Forrest Hills has about 38 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 62% more than the US as a whole and close to Augusta as a whole.

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 Forrest Hills, about 65% of the total, followed by burglary and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB194.72.4
TheftC-10425.113.1
Vehicle theftB-194.62.7
ArsonAunder 10.090.12
VandalismA-163.95.5

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.


Property crime in Forrest Hills and nearby neighborhoods

Forrest Hills has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Forrest HillsB-587C4,120
Lake Aumond 1 mileB-578C+6,110
Highland Park 1 mileB-569D-5,230
North Leg 1 mileB684B-4,760
McBean 14 milesA872A6,040
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
West Augusta 2 milesB+711B+6,470
Summerville 2 milesB-580C+4,720
Montclair 2 milesB+716B+4,930
Wheeless Road 2 milesB-540F5,430
National Hills 3 milesB691B-4,350
West Side 3 milesB+736B2,840
Richmond Hill 4 milesC+509F10,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Forrest Hills. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Forrest Hills has more property crime than 71% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Forrest HillsB-587C4,120
Harbor, Ashtabula, OHA923A4,130
Bellalago, Kissimmee, FLA882A4,110
Wildes Corner, Warwick, RIA869A4,140
Upper Rattlesnake, Missoula, MTA-843A4,140
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Eastside, Tucson, AZB+745A-4,140
Bowman, Louisville, KYB662B+4,120
Burke Acres, Kalamazoo, MIB616C+4,140
Lakeshore, Jacksonville, FLC450C+4,130
Westchester, Charlotte, NCC448D+4,140
North Riverside, Wichita, KSD220D+4,120

Transit, density and walkability in Forrest Hills

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Forrest Hills apart: it has 10% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 12.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places where few residents live in dense blocks tend to report less car theft, yet car theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Forrest Hills: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 91% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (18 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 77% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 Forrest Hills

Property crime costs Forrest Hills about $1.1 million a year, or $272 per resident and about $549 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 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. Forrest Hills is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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