2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Wilmington, NC vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest has 82% less violent crime than Wilmington.
- Lake Forest has 77% less property crime than Wilmington.
 Wilmington, NCLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock6.422.7
 Property Crime60.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Wilmington, North CarolinaCrime Index
 Long Creek, NC 
 Porters Neck, NC29.2
 Ogden, NC31.05
 Myrtle Grove, NC32.5
 St. Helena, NC32.65
 Kure Beach, NC33
 Burgaw, NC34.35
 Hampstead, NC35.6
 Murraysville, NC36.65
 Watha, NC37.9

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