Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Forest Acres, SC Crime Grade
How Forest Acres grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of South Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
6/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Forest Acres, SC was 384.9 per 100,000 residents (40 incidents over a population of 10,393). That puts Forest Acres 18% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% above the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Forest Acres #2,977 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 21% of them, and #25 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is up 32% year over year and down 8% over the last five years.
Forest Acres, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 384.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,977 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #25 of 41
- Safer than
- 21% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 32%
- 5-year change
- down 8%
- Population
- 10,393
- Reporting agency
- Forest Acres Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Forest Acres Police Department (FBI ORI SC0400400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Forest Acres (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Forest Acres vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 419.1(43) | 332.9(35) | 445.0(46) | 291.0(30) | 384.9(40) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.5(1) | 9.7(1) | 9.7(1) | 19.2(2) |
| Rape | 58.5(6) | 47.6(5) | 9.7(1) | 38.8(4) | 28.9(3) |
| Robbery | 107.2(11) | 28.5(3) | 67.7(7) | 48.5(5) | 19.2(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 253.4(26) | 247.3(26) | 357.9(37) | 194.0(20) | 317.5(33) |
| Property crime | 4346.6(446) | 3623.7(381) | 3202.1(331) | 3453.3(356) | 3367.7(350) |
| Burglary | 682.2(70) | 390.0(41) | 387.0(40) | 213.4(22) | 307.9(32) |
| Larceny | 3401.2(349) | 2948.4(310) | 2495.9(258) | 3007.1(310) | 2867.3(298) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 263.1(27) | 285.3(30) | 309.6(32) | 223.1(23) | 144.3(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Forest Acres, SC Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Forest Acres Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Forest Acres calculated?
- Forest Acres's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the South Carolina state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to South Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Forest Acres Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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