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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / Lake County / Lake Forest / Zip Codes
Lake Forest, IL is a safe place to live with much lower crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Lake Forest is 6.4, significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Property crime here is also 13.8, which again is much lower than the US average of 35.4. All in all, Lake Forest is a very safe city and provides its citizens with a secure environment to live in peace and security.

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

Lake Forest violent crime is 6.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Lake Forest property crime is 13.8. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Lake Forest, IL Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20039.709.700709.472.4622.514.5
200557.404.89.643788.686688.314.3
2011113.2005.1108.1571.256.6514.60
20127200072210.751.414910.3
201410.300010.3749.698.2641.110.3
201520.600020.6738165.2572.90
201620.600020.657772.1504.90
201940.905.110.225.6628.786.950635.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Highwood, IL75.4621.85,32832018
Lake Bluff, IL17.8963.35,66432019
Bannockburn, IL0.01,993.81,57732019
Lincolnshire, IL68.9372.07,27142017
Highland Park, IL98.0695.931,30642019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Highland Park, IL98.0695.931,30642019
Deerfield, IL37.1695.018,30952019
North Chicago, IL314.7206.432,69752017
Vernon Hills, IL67.01,620.325,75962019
Libertyville, IL88.21,406.020,36872017

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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SD · Lake Forest, IL
Nice place to raise a family
Over 6 years ago

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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John  · Detroit, MI
One of the most snotty, rude places I ever stayed
Over 9 years ago

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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cindy · Lake Forest, IL
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Over 14 years ago

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

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