Lake Forest, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Forest, CA Summary

Crime in Lake Forest research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lake Forest over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lake Forest:

  • There were 1,005 total crimes committed in Lake Forest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,175.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Forest is -49.41% below the national average.
  • Lake Forest ranks #60 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lake Forest ranks #4,321 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lake Forest Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Forest is 1,175.7 per 100,000 people. That's -49.41% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.45% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Forest
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,005 1,175.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 35 40.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 67.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 104 121.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 124 145.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 652 762.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 125 146.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 901 1,054.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lake Forest Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lake Forest

104
Violent Crimes
121.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 violent crimes in Lake Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Forest is 121.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 821.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.48% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Forest

901
Property Crimes
1,054.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 901 property crimes in Lake Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Forest is 1,054.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.72% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Forest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Irvine, CA 311,696 4,845 1,554.4 1,479.3 75.1
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Mission Viejo, CA 91,382 1,104 1,208.1 1,117.3 90.8
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,119 731 1,140.1 1,044.9 95.1
Fountain Valley, CA 55,941 1,332 2,381.1 2,229.1 151.9
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4
Laguna Hills, CA 30,610 478 1,561.6 1,372.1 189.5

Lake Forest SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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