Forest City, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest City, NC Summary

Crime in Forest City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Forest City 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 City:

  • There were 549 total crimes committed in Forest City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,466.3 total crimes per 100K people in Forest City.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest City is 221.24% above the national average.
  • Forest City ranks #245 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Forest City ranks #9,746 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 City Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest City is 7,466.3 per 100,000 people. That's 221.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 182.20% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest City
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 549 7,466.3 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 6 81.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 489.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 50 680.0 419.3 369.8
Burglary 137 1,863.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 332 4,515.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 408.0 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 499 6,786.3 2,226.5 1,954.4

Forest City Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Forest City

50
Violent Crimes
680.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
83.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Forest City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest City is 680.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest City each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 83.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 62.17% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest City

499
Property Crimes
6,786.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
247.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 499 property crimes in Forest City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest City is 6,786.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 247.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 204.80% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Forest City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8
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