Lake Forest, IL Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Lake Forest in green. The most dangerous areas in Lake Forest are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lake Forest, IL Safe from Burglary?

The A grade means the rate of burglary is much lower than the average US city. Lake Forest is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake Forest's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in Lake Forest is 1.020 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Forest generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Lake Forest may be as high as 1 in 591 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,576 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the north parts of Lake Forest, IL: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Lake Forest has fewer cases of burglary with only 1 in a typical year.

How Lake Forest's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in Lake Forest to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the burglary rate, Lake Forest is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Burglary in Lake Forest, IL

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Lake Forest about $178,575 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Lake Forest's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake Forest, including every crime type and how Lake Forest compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lake Forest's crime maps on the Lake Forest overall crime page.

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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in Lake Forest is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Forest.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Highwood, IL	C	B	C	A
Bannockburn, IL	C	C+	B-	A
Lake Bluff, IL	B+	A-	B+	B+
Mettawa, IL	B-	A-	C	C+
Highland Park, IL	B-	B+	C+	A+
Lincolnshire, IL	B-	A-	C	A-
Great Lakes, IL	A-	A-	A	B+
Deerfield, IL	B-	A-	B-	A+
Riverwoods, IL	B	B	B-	A
Green Oaks, IL	A-	A	B+	A+

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Lake Forest is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Mill Valley, CA	D+	D+	D+	D
Mukwonago, WI	A	B+	B+	A+
Mount Pleasant, TX	D	C	C	D
Mount Joy, PA	A	A+	A+	A+
Morton, IL	A+	A	A	A+
Morris, IL	B+	A	A	A-
Moraga, CA	B	B-	B-	C
Monticello, MN	B	A-	A-	A
Monroe, CT	A-	A+	A+	A-
Mineral Wells, TX	D-	D	D	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Forest, IL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lake Forest schools on SchoolGrade

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