Lake Forest, CA Analytics

April recorded 127 crime incidents.

March recorded 138 crime incidents.

February recorded 121 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Arrest: 144
  • Theft: 120
  • Assault: 43
  • Vandalism: 31
  • Other: 22
  • Burglary: 18
  • Robbery: 5
  • Shooting: 3
  • Arson: 0

Crime by Month

In the past three months, March had the most number of crimes in Lake Forest, California.

March had about 1% more crime than February, with March producing 17 more crimes than February.

March had about 1% more crime than April, with March producing 11 more crimes than April.

Most Committed Crimes in Lake Forest, California

Over the past three months, Arrest was the most committed crime overall making up about 37% of crime in Lake Forest, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 93% of violent crime in Lake Forest, California.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 87% of property crime in Lake Forest, California.

Reported Shootings in Lake Forest, California

We recorded 3 shootings over a three month period in Lake Forest, California. That's an average of about 1 shootings per month. April saw the most shootings with 3, followed by March with 0 shootings, and February with 0 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of Lake Forest. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.