Forest Lake, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 82%

Violent crime 77%

Property crime 83%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Forest Lake_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	418 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	90 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	329 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Forest Lake crime rates are 82% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Forest Lake are 77% lower than the national average
In Forest Lake you have a 1 in 240 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Forest Lake is safer than 85% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Forest Lake has decreased by 12%

Forest Lake crime map

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Daily Crime In Forest Lake (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Forest Lake

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Forest Lake is 1 in 1114

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Forest Lake is 1 in 305

The chance of being a victim of crime in Forest Lake is 1 in 240

Year Over Year Crime In Forest Lake (per 100,000 people)

Forest Lake police department

Item	Forest Lake	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tower Lakes, IL	1,149	0	0	0
McCullom Lake, IL	1,011	99	99	198
Hawthorn Woods, IL	7,590	23	185	208
Inverness, IL	7,844	0	242	242
Prairie Grove, IL	1,704	60	219	279
Third Lake, IL	1,266	65	238	303
Port Barrington, IL	1,490	66	242	308
Forest Lake, IL	1,743	90	329	418

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sparta, GA	1,743	249	830	1,079
Williamsport, IN	1,743	152	756	907
Clearwater, MN	1,743	113	864	977
Glen Lyon, PA	1,743	200	841	1,041
Crescent City, FL	1,742	326	2,742	3,068
Forest Lake, IL	1,743	90	329	418

Source: The Forest Lake, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.