2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Appleton, WI vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest has 69% less violent crime than Appleton.
- Lake Forest has 49% less property crime than Appleton.
 Appleton, WILake Forest, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock6.422.7
 Property Crime27.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Appleton, WisconsinCrime Index
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 Combined Locks, WI11.7
 Harrison, WI11.7
 Chilton, WI11.9
 Brillion, WI12.95
 Potter, WI13.05
 Kaukauna, WI13.6
 Forest Junction, WI13.8
 Hortonville, WI13.85
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