Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Forest Hill, TX Crime Grade
How Forest Hill grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Texas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
7/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Forest Hill, TX was 263.7 per 100,000 residents (38 incidents over a population of 14,410). That puts Forest Hill 19% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 24% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Forest Hill #2,452 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 35% of them, and #153 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is up 50% year over year and down 56% over the last five years.
Forest Hill, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Texas Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 263.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,452 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #153 of 250
- Safer than
- 35% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 50%
- 5-year change
- down 56%
- Population
- 14,410
- Reporting agency
- Forest Hill Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Forest Hill Police Department (FBI ORI TX2201100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Forest Hill (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Forest Hill 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 | 599.9(78) | 365.4(50) | 198.8(27) | 175.7(25) | 263.7(38) |
| Murder | 30.8(4) | 36.5(5) | 7.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 13.9(2) |
| Rape | 69.2(9) | 65.8(9) | 58.9(8) | 28.1(4) | 20.8(3) |
| Robbery | 153.8(20) | 102.3(14) | 44.2(6) | 63.2(9) | 48.6(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 346.1(45) | 160.8(22) | 88.3(12) | 84.3(12) | 180.4(26) |
| Property crime | 2099.7(273) | 1812.2(248) | 1722.7(234) | 1567.1(223) | 1276.9(184) |
| Burglary | 261.5(34) | 314.2(43) | 257.7(35) | 281.1(40) | 305.3(44) |
| Larceny | 1322.9(172) | 1110.7(152) | 942.4(128) | 723.8(103) | 694.0(100) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 515.3(67) | 380.0(52) | 522.7(71) | 562.2(80) | 277.6(40) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Forest Hill, TX 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 Hill 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 Hill calculated?
- Forest Hill's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Texas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Texas 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 Hill 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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