Lake Forest, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Forest, IL 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 132 total crimes committed in Lake Forest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 687.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Forest is -70.42% below the national average.
  • Lake Forest ranks #283 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lake Forest ranks #2,590 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Lake Forest Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Forest is 687.5 per 100,000 people. That's -70.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.37% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Forest
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 687.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 10.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 15.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 36 187.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 84 437.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 46.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 129 671.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lake Forest Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lake Forest

3
Violent Crimes
15.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-95.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Lake Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Forest is 15.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 6,400.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -95.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -96.33% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Forest

129
Property Crimes
671.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Lake Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Forest is 671.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.8 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 -65.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.92% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Lincolnshire, IL 7,931 60 756.5 718.7 37.8

Lake Forest SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
3
Enjoy The Snack?