Forest Park, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest Park, GA Summary

Crime in Forest Park research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Forest Park over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Forest Park:

  • There were 1,123 total crimes committed in Forest Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,728.1 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Park is 146.46% above the national average.
  • Forest Park ranks #224 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Forest Park ranks #9,556 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Forest Park Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Park is 5,728.1 per 100,000 people. That's 146.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 137.93% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Park
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,123 5,728.1 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 10.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 45 229.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 581.5 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 176 897.7 400.1 369.8
Burglary 121 617.2 290.7 269.8
Larceny 674 3,437.9 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 152 775.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 947 4,830.4 2,007.4 1,954.4

Forest Park Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Forest Park

176
Violent Crimes
897.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
142.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 176 violent crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Park is 897.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 142.76% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 124.38% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Park

947
Property Crimes
4,830.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
147.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 947 property crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Park is 4,830.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 147.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 140.64% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Chamblee, GA 29,393 831 2,827.2 2,299.9 527.3
Decatur, GA 24,259 691 2,848.4 2,716.5 131.9
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
College Park, GA 13,917 1,219 8,759.1 7,199.8 1,559.2
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Morrow, GA 6,493 621 9,564.1 8,886.5 677.7

Forest Park SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
5
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