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Lake Forest Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Lake Forest crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 11 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lake Forest for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lake Forest in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 93.81% and the city property crime rate in Lake Forest was lower than the national property crime rate average by 68.61%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lake Forest was lower than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 91.92% and the city property crime rate in Lake Forest was lower than the property crime rate in Illinois by 68.04%.

Property and Violent Crime
Lake Forest Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Lake Forest Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Lake Forest Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3
Arson3
Burglary7
Larceny and Theft81
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)117
Property Crime95
Violent Crime4
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2
Arson2
Burglary29
Larceny and Theft76
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)131
Property Crime109
Violent Crime5

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lake Forest Property Crime

Lake Forest Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lake Forest Crime 2025

Lake Forest Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lake Forest Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lake Forest Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lake Forest, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Lake Forest crime report data for 2026 was projected from 11 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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