The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Forest Hill, WV: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$83,290

Cost of Crime™ for Forest Hill, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $703 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill, WV Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Forest Hill's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Forest Hill sits in the 65th percentile, ahead of 65% of cities and behind 35%. The grade covers only Forest Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Forest Hill is 19.45 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Forest Hill, WV report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Forest Hill, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Forest Hill for 2025 is $83,290, about $353 per resident and $703 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Forest Hill Compared to Other Cities?

Forest Hill, WV:	$353
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Forest Hill is $353 per year, which is $111 less than the national average and $9 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Forest Hill:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $302 more than in Forest Hill.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $173 less than in Forest Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Forest Hill	Cost per Forest Hill Resident
Murder	$27,440	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,094	$47
Robbery	$486	$2
Assault	$13,010	$55
Kidnapping	$992	$4
Vehicle Theft	$3,036	$13
Burglary	$5,527	$23
Theft	$3,958	$17
Arson	$933	$4
Vandalism	$5,551	$24
Animal Cruelty	$53	$0
Drug Crimes	$11,183	$47
Identity Theft	$26	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$83,290	$353

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Forest Hill, WV

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 Forest Hill totals $238,134 ($1,009 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $321,424 ($1,362 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Forest Hill's 236 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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Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.920
Robbery	0.0654
Rape	0.7753
Murder	0.0619
Total Violent Crime	2.822 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.238
Vehicle Theft	0.8308
Burglary	2.582
Arson	0.1637
Total Property Crime	6.815 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0694
Drug Crimes	6.406
Vandalism	3.293
Identity Theft	0.0141
Animal Cruelty	0.0304
Total "Other" Rate	9.812 (C-)

Individual Forest Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Forest Hill is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Forest Hill.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wayside, WV	A-	B	A+
Hilldale, WV	B	B+	A-
Talcott, WV	B+	B	A
Buck, WV	C-	C+	C-
Pence Springs, WV	B+	B	A+
Creamery, WV	A-	A	A-
Greenville, WV	A-	A	A-
Indian Mills, WV	C+	D-	B+
Ballard, WV	B	C-	A
Sarton, WV	A-	A	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Forest Hill is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ramona, MI	B+	B	B
Morse, WI	D+	C-	C-
Piedmont, KS	D+	D+	D+
Pierson, IL	A-	B-	B-
Prenter, WV	C+	C+	C+
Prescott, IN	A	B	B
Primrose, NE	D+	B-	B-
Prosit, MN	D+	D	D
Provo, AR	C-	D-	D-
Pumpkin Hill, NY	A+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Forest Hill is safer than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Hill, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Forest Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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