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Lake Forest, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Lake Forest has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lake Forest is 1 in 85. How does Lake Forest fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? Lake Forest's crime rate is lower than approximately 71% of California communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Lake Forest has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lake Forest is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake Forest does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lake Forest.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Lake Forest's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Lake Forest is one in 816.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Lake Forest's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Lake Forest a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Lake Forest is one in 94.

Lake Forest Crime Data

total Crime Index

42

(100 is safest)


Safer than 42% of U.S. cities.

Lake Forest Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

105

908

1,013

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.23

10.60

11.83

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.23
4.99
National Median: 4
    Lake Forest
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 816

in Lake Forest

1 in 200

in California

Lake Forest Violent Crimes

Population: 85,638
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 11 35 59
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.13 0.41 0.69

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.6
23.43
National Median: 20
    Lake Forest
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 94

in Lake Forest

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 85,638
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 126 655 127
Rate per 1,000 1.47 7.65 1.48

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lake Forest Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
57
84
National Median: 27.0
    Lake Forest
    California