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Rancho San Diego, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 25% less violent crime than Rancho San Diego.
- Lake Forest has 49% less property crime than Rancho San Diego.
 Rancho San Diego, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock13.322.7
 Property Crime33.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Rancho San Diego    1 Reviews

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Fabulous place to live. Excellent school  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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