The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Forest Ranch, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$910,891

Cost of Crime™ for Forest Ranch, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,340 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Forest Ranch 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 Ranch, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Forest Ranch's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Forest Ranch sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Forest Ranch's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Forest Ranch is 31.62 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Forest Ranch, CA report the most crime, about 36 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Forest Ranch, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Forest Ranch for 2025 is $910,891, about $524 per resident and $1,340 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

Forest Ranch, CA:	$524
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Forest Ranch is $524 per year, which is $60 more than the national average and $33 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Forest Ranch:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $863 more than in Forest Ranch.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $311 less than in Forest Ranch

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Forest Ranch	Cost per Forest Ranch Resident
Murder	$166,823	$96
Rape/Sexual Assault	$55,814	$32
Robbery	$68,225	$39
Assault	$311,693	$179
Kidnapping	$17,679	$10
Vehicle Theft	$62,858	$36
Burglary	$38,330	$22
Theft	$132,146	$76
Arson	$10,845	$6
Vandalism	$27,146	$16
Animal Cruelty	$242	$0
Drug Crimes	$13,389	$8
Identity Theft	$5,700	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$910,891	$524

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Forest Ranch, CA

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 Ranch totals $1,492,049 ($858 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,402,941 ($1,383 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 Ranch's 1,738 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 Ranch 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 Ranch residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.245
Robbery	1.248
Rape	0.5296
Murder	0.0511
Total Violent Crime	8.073 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.68
Vehicle Theft	2.336
Burglary	2.432
Arson	0.2584
Total Property Crime	19.71 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1678
Drug Crimes	1.041
Vandalism	2.186
Identity Theft	0.4237
Animal Cruelty	0.0188
Total "Other" Rate	3.838 (A-)

Individual Forest Ranch Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Nimshew, CA	B-	D+	C
Magalia, CA	C	D+	D+
Stirling City, CA	C	D	D+
Cohasset, CA	D+	D-	D
Richardson Springs, CA	D+	D-	D
Paradise, CA	F	F	F
Concow, CA	F	F	F
Chico, CA	D+	D+	D-
Pulga, CA	D+	F	D
Yankee Hill, CA	D+	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Forest Ranch is higher 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
Hoopers Creek, NC	A-	A-	A-
Deer Trail, CO	C	D+	D+
Dunn, MO	C	D	D
Ethelsville, AL	B-	C	C
Foster, KY	A	A	A
Frierson, LA	F	D-	D-
Germantown, KY	B	A	A
Gleason, WI	A	A	A
Glen Spey, NY	A	B-	B-
Gordon, WI	C	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Forest Ranch is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Ranch, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Forest Ranch schools on SchoolGrade

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