The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lake Fork, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$33,955

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Fork, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $601 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Fork 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 Fork, IL Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Fork's combined rate is lower than the norm. Lake Fork sits in the 72nd percentile, ahead of 72% of cities and behind 28%. The grade covers only Lake Fork's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Fork is 17.46 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 55 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Lake Fork, IL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Fork, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Fork for 2025 is $33,955, about $281 per resident and $601 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Lake Fork, IL:	$281
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Fork is $281 per year, which is $184 less than the national average and $140 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Fork:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $825 more than in Lake Fork.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $125 less than in Lake Fork

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Fork	Cost per Lake Fork Resident
Murder	$10,877	$90
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4,703	$39
Robbery	$2,281	$19
Assault	$1,302	$11
Kidnapping	$705	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1,543	$13
Burglary	$1,618	$13
Theft	$2,445	$20
Arson	$227	$2
Vandalism	$6,177	$51
Animal Cruelty	$18	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,291	$11
Identity Theft	$768	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$33,955	$281

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Fork, IL

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 Fork totals $96,193 ($795 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $130,148 ($1,076 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Lake Fork's 121 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 Fork 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 Fork residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3746
Robbery	0.5994
Rape	0.6411
Murder	0.0478
Total Violent Crime	1.663 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.902
Vehicle Theft	0.8235
Burglary	1.474
Arson	0.0775
Total Property Crime	6.278 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0961
Drug Crimes	1.442
Vandalism	7.146
Identity Theft	0.8197
Animal Cruelty	0.0201
Total "Other" Rate	9.524 (C-)

Individual Lake Fork Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Pulaski, IL	B+	B-	A-
Cornland, IL	A-	A	A
Broadwell, IL	B	A	B
Buffalo, IL	A	A	A
Elkhart, IL	B	A	B
Lanesville, IL	A+	A	A+
Chestnut, IL	A	B	A+
Latham, IL	A	B	A
Illiopolis, IL	A-	B+	A-
Williamsville, IL	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Fork is lower 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
Alexandria, MO	D-	D-	D-
Alexandria, NH	B+	A+	A+
Alfred, ND	C-	C	C
Weale, MI	B+	C	C
Allenville, IL	A-	A+	A+
Zenoria, LA	D-	D-	D-
Alpine Junction, WY	D+	B	B
Alton, UT	F	F	F
Arbon, ID	D	D-	D-
Arcadia, PA	B+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Fork is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Fork, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lake Fork schools on SchoolGrade

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