2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbus, OH vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest has 78% less violent crime than Columbus.
- Lake Forest has 76% less property crime than Columbus.
 Columbus, OHLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock6.422.7
 Property Crime57.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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 Columbus, OhioCrime Index
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 Granville, OH11.1
 Lithopolis, OH11.55
 Plain City, OH11.7
 New California, OH11.85

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