With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Lake Forest is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 63% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lake Forest is one in 146. Compared to communities within Illinois, Lake Forest‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 46% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Lake Forest has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lake Forest is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake Forest does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lake Forest.

For Lake Forest, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Lake Forest than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 6417, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Lake Forest; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.