Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Forest Hills, Dallas safe?
Forest Hills sits at the safer end of Dallas by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 89 out of 100 — 33 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 9th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 71 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 11 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Dallas — a typical Dallas neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Forest Hills against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 20% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 29 · 41% | |
| Other | 22 · 31% | |
| Other theft | 11 · 15% | |
| Public order | 3 · 4% | |
| Drugs | 3 · 4% | |
| Burglary | 2 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Dallas safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Forest Hills at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Little Forest Hills76/100 · Low risk
- Claremont Addition48/100 · Elevated
- Casa Linda Forest62/100 · Moderate
- Lakeland Hills31/100 · Elevated
- Casa Linda Estates69/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Forest Hills safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 89/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in Forest Hills are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Dallas, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Forest Hills?
Vehicle crime — 29 of 71 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Forest Hills safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Dallas Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last twelve months within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Dallas, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.