The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Forest, Charlotte, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$15.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Forest, Charlotte, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,557 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Forest with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is East Forest, Charlotte, NC Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where East Forest's combined rate is much higher than the norm. East Forest sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of neighborhoods and behind 95%. The grade covers only East Forest's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East Forest is 85.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 3 in the south areas to 1 in 23 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of East Forest, Charlotte, NC report the most crime, about 444 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Forest, Charlotte, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Forest for 2025 is $15,842,792, about $1,102 per resident and $2,557 per household. That equals 3.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Forest Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

East Forest, Charlotte, NC:	$1102
Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC:	$1113
Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC:	$411
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Forest is $1,102 per year, which is $638 more than the national average and $564 more than Charlotte's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Forest:

In Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $1,113 per person, which is $11 more than in East Forest.
In Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $411 per person, which is $691 less than in East Forest

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Forest for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East Forest	Cost per East Forest Resident
Murder	$4.44 million	$309
Rape/Sexual Assault	$556,659	$39
Robbery	$588,016	$41
Assault	$2.24 million	$156
Kidnapping	$296,095	$21
Vehicle Theft	$1.38 million	$96
Burglary	$798,099	$56
Theft	$3.25 million	$226
Arson	$25,076	$2
Vandalism	$991,997	$69
Animal Cruelty	$11,666	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.14 million	$79
Identity Theft	$142,417	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$15,842,792	$1,102

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Forest, Charlotte, NC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in East Forest totals $32,913,993 ($2,289 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,756,785 ($3,391 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which East Forest has 4, do the same, and of East Forest's 14,379 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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East Forest Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Forest residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.417
Robbery	1.300
Rape	0.6385
Murder	0.1642
Total Violent Crime	7.520 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	43.59
Vehicle Theft	6.180
Burglary	6.120
Arson	0.0722
Total Property Crime	55.96 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3396
Drug Crimes	10.68
Vandalism	9.657
Identity Theft	1.280
Animal Cruelty	0.1097
Total "Other" Rate	22.07 (D-)

Individual East Forest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in East Forest is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Forest.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stonehaven, Charlotte, NC	C+	B	B
Idlewild South, Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D
Sardis Woods, Charlotte, NC	C	B+	C
Marshbrooke, Matthews, NC	C-	B-	C
Lansdowne, Charlotte, NC	B-	A	B
Sherwood Forest, Charlotte, NC	B-	A-	B
North Sharon Amity, Charlotte, NC	D-	D	D-
Marlwood, Charlotte, NC	C	C	C+
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, NC	F	D-	F
Sardis Forest, Charlotte, NC	A-	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Forest is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Airline, Houston, TX	D	D-	D-
South Lowell, Lowell, MA	A	B-	B-
South Side, Mount Vernon, NY	C	D+	D+
Columbus Park, Worcester, MA	A-	B-	B-
Columbia City, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+
North End, Bridgeport, CT	B-	A+	A+
Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A-	A-
St Marys Park, San Francisco, CA	C+	C	C
Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA	B	B-	B-
Buckroe, Hampton, VA	C-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, East Forest is less safe than the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Forest, Charlotte, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Forest schools on SchoolGrade

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