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Crime rates for Lake Forest, IL
Safest Lake Forest Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mettawa |
| 2 | Westleigh Rd / Sherida... |
| 3 | West Lake Forest |
| 4 | City Center / Lake For... |
| 5 | Deerpath / Melody |
popular neighborhoods in Lake Forest City Center / Lake Forest College, Mettawa, West Lake Forest, Deerpath / Melody, Westleigh Rd / Sheridan Rd
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POPULATION
20,018
Lake Forest Crime Rates
Lake Forest Crime Data
CRIME INDEX
61
100 is safest
This city is safer than 61% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 311 | 316 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 | 15.54 | 15.79 |
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 4.7
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Lake Forest
1 in 4005 - in Illinois
1 in 176
| Lake Forest | Illinois |
|---|
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 34.3
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Lake Forest
1 in 64 - in Illinois
1 in 31
| Lake Forest | Illinois |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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Crimes Per Square Mile
| Lake Forest | Illinois |
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- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 49.6
With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 16 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Lake Forest is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 61% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lake Forest is one in 63. Compared to communities within Illinois, Lake Forest's crime rate is lower than nearly 60% of the state's cities and towns.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Lake Forest, and we found that the crime rate in Lake Forest is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Lake Forest is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
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.
For Lake Forest, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Lake Forest than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4005, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in Lake Forest – burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson – is 16 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.
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