Violent crime
434 per 100,000 residents, per year
366 reported in the last 12 months
−60% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Forest Hills, New York
The violent crime rate in Forest Hills is 434 per 100,000 residents per year, 60% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 167 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
2,759 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,325 reported in the last 12 months
−2% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
3,260 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,747 reported in the last 12 months
−22% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 84,259 for Forest Hills. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Forest Hills sits in New York
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Forest Hills is among the lowest in the city: rank 167 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Upper West Side (Central) (449), Bayside (442), Kensington (415), New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis (414).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Forest Hills |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 25 |
| Aug 2025 | 34 |
| Sep 2025 | 21 |
| Oct 2025 | 30 |
| Nov 2025 | 52 |
| Dec 2025 | 32 |
| Jan 2026 | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 23 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 |
| Apr 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 34 |
| Jun 2026 | 37 |
When crime happens in Forest Hills
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Forest Hills happened between noon and 8 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 7 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by New York City Police Department; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 7 am | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| 8 am | 17 | 50 | 67 |
| 9 am | 20 | 45 | 65 |
| 10 am | 20 | 42 | 62 |
| 11 am | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| 12 pm | 22 | 58 | 80 |
| 1 pm | 32 | 61 | 93 |
| 2 pm | 23 | 46 | 69 |
| 3 pm | 32 | 68 | 100 |
| 4 pm | 28 | 70 | 98 |
| 5 pm | 24 | 64 | 88 |
| 6 pm | 18 | 72 | 90 |
| 7 pm | 24 | 79 | 103 |
| 8 pm | 14 | 51 | 65 |
| 9 pm | 15 | 57 | 72 |
| 10 pm | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 11 pm | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 12 am | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 1 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 am | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 am | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 am | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 am | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Total with a known time | 384 | 995 | 1,379 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 365 | 433 | −60% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 1.2 | −65% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,995 | 2,368 | +6% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 191 | 227 | −45% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 139 | 165 | no change |
| Drug offensesOther | 41 | 49 | −78% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 15 | 18 | −83% |
Source and dates
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- New York City Police Department, via NYC OpenData (dataset qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- July 2025 to June 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 84,259 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate