The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lake Forest Park, WA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$8.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Forest Park, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,646 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Forest Park with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Lake Forest Park, WA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Forest Park's combined rate is higher than the norm. Lake Forest Park sits in the 17th percentile, ahead of 17% of cities and behind 83%. The grade covers only Lake Forest Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Forest Park is 40.63 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Lake Forest Park, WA report the most crime, about 139 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Forest Park, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Forest Park for 2025 is $8,883,730, about $646 per resident and $1,646 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lake Forest Park Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Forest Park, WA:	$646
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Forest Park is $646 per year, which is $182 more than the national average and $36 more than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Forest Park:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $744 more than in Lake Forest Park.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $401 less than in Lake Forest Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lake Forest Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lake Forest Park	Cost per Lake Forest Park Resident
Murder	$3.13 million	$228
Rape/Sexual Assault	$685,580	$50
Robbery	$370,585	$27
Assault	$354,672	$26
Kidnapping	$130,357	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.56 million	$113
Burglary	$542,311	$39
Theft	$1.38 million	$100
Arson	$86,226	$6
Vandalism	$501,330	$36
Animal Cruelty	$2,761	$0
Drug Crimes	$70,071	$5
Identity Theft	$72,940	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$8,883,730	$646

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Forest Park, WA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Lake Forest Park totals $24,298,193 ($1,767 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,181,923 ($2,413 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Lake Forest Park has 2, do the same, and of Lake Forest Park's 13,752 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Lake Forest Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lake Forest Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8980
Robbery	0.8567
Rape	0.8222
Murder	0.1212
Total Violent Crime	2.698 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.35
Vehicle Theft	7.313
Burglary	4.348
Arson	0.2596
Total Property Crime	31.27 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1563
Drug Crimes	0.6888
Vandalism	5.103
Identity Theft	0.6853
Animal Cruelty	0.0271
Total "Other" Rate	6.660 (B-)

Individual Lake Forest Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kenmore, WA	C-	C+	D
Shoreline, WA	D+	C	D-
Brier, WA	D+	B	D
Mountlake Terrace, WA	D-	C	D-
Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA	C-	D+	D
Bothell West, WA	C	A	C-
Bothell, WA	D+	B-	D
Edmonds, WA	D	C+	D-
Woodway, WA	C+	B+	C
Lynnwood, WA	F	C	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Forest Park is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pembroke, NC	F	D-	D-
Oakland, NJ	A	A+	A+
Ocean Pines, MD	A-	B-	B-
Ogdensburg, NY	C-	D-	D-
Oil City, PA	B+	C+	C+
Ojai, CA	D+	D-	D-
Okmulgee, OK	D-	D-	D-
Palos Heights, IL	B-	B+	B+
Pelham, NH	A-	A+	A+
Oak Park, CA	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Forest Park is safer than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Forest Park, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Lake Forest Park schools on SchoolGrade

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