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

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- Lake Forest has 67% less violent crime than Janesville.
- Lake Forest has 68% less property crime than Janesville.
 Janesville, WILake Forest, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock6.422.7
 Property Crime43.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  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 Janesville, WisconsinCrime Index
 Shopiere, WI 
 Evansville, WI15.3
 Clinton (Rock County), WI17.45
 Hanover, WI17.7
 Footville, WI17.85
 Orfordville, WI18
 Milton, WI18.15
 Edgerton, WI20.85
 Janesville, WI31.5
 Beloit, WI37.25

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