Lake Forest, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder 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, CA Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Lake Forest is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% 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 murder in Lake Forest is 0.0189 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Forest generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lake Forest may be as high as 1 in 40,449 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 97,794 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Lake Forest, CA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Lake Forest has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lake Forest's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Lake Forest is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Lake Forest, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lake Forest about $2,388,204 in 2025, or roughly $35 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 Murder Map

Remember that murder 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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Individual Lake Forest Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder 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	Murder Crime Grade
Mission Viejo, CA	D	D	D-	A+
Foothill Ranch, CA	D+	C	D-	A+
Laguna Woods, CA	D	D-	D-	A
Laguna Hills, CA	F	D-	F	A+
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	C-	C-	D	A+
Top-of-the-World, CA	B-	B-	C-	A+
Aliso Viejo, CA	D	D+	D-	A+
Trabuco Canyon, CA	B	C	C	A+
Modjeska, CA	C	D+	D+	B
Silverado, CA	C-	D+	D	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Brentwood, CA	B	B-	B-	A-
Wyoming, MI	C-	D-	D-	B
Powder Springs, GA	B-	B-	B-	C+
San Pablo, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Malden, MA	B	C+	C+	A-
Aiken, SC	D	D-	D-	D-
Hanford, CA	D+	C-	C-	B
Grants Pass, OR	C	B-	B-	A-
Goose Creek, SC	D+	C	C	B
Gilroy, CA	B+	C-	C-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Forest, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lake Forest schools on SchoolGrade

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