Forks, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.01 million

Cost of Crime™ for Forks, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $470 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Forks with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Forks against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Forks sits in the 18th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Forks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Forks is 5.210 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 251 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Forks, WA report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Forks, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Forks is projected at $1,013,638 for 2025, about $203 per resident and $470 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Forks Compared to Other Cities?

Forks, WA:	$203
White Center, WA:	$490
Bothell West, WA:	$83
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $203 per resident each year in Forks, which is $55 less than the national average and $44 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Forks:

In White Center, WA, crime costs $490 per person, which is $287 more than in Forks.
In Bothell West, WA, crime costs $83 per person, which is $120 less than in Forks

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Forks, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Forks	Cost per Forks Resident
Murder	$132,328	$27
Rape/Sexual Assault	$231,081	$46
Robbery	$178,038	$36
Assault	$472,192	$95
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,013,638	$203

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Forks, WA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Forks totals $2,216,332 ($444 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,229,970 ($648 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Forks, WA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Forks Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Forks residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.297
Robbery	1.135
Rape	0.7642
Murder	0.0141
Total Violent Crime	5.210 (D)

Individual Forks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Beaver, WA	C-	C+	C
La Push, WA	D	D	D-
Sappho, WA	F	D-	F
Clallam Bay, WA	F	D-	F
Sekiu, WA	F	D-	F
Queets, WA	F	F	F
Amanda Park, WA	F	F	F
Neah Bay, WA	F	D	F
Carlsborg, WA	B-	D+	B
Mount Pleasant, WA	C-	C	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Forks is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Higginsville, MO	C-	B-	B-
Halethorpe, MD	F	F	F
Halifax, VA	D	D+	D+
Hallettsville, TX	D+	D	D
Hardy, VA	C+	A-	A-
Hebron, CT	A-	A+	A+
Hebron, MD	A-	C+	C+
Hebron, OH	B+	A-	A-
Heflin, AL	D+	C	C
Henagar, AL	C	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Forks is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

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