Lake Forest has 12th Lowest Crime in California

Lake Forest comes in at #12 in the list of “safest” cities in California based on the number of Type 1 Crimes per 1,000 people in 2016, the most recent year for which data was calculated. This survey looks at all California cities of any size. Click Here

Here is the rank for Lake Forest and some of our neighbors –

• RSM - #2
• Aliso Viejo - #6
• LAKE FOREST - #12
• Mission Viejo - #14
• Laguna Woods - #15
• Laguna Niguel - #24
• San Clemente - #30
• Irvine - #36
• San Juan Capistrano - #42
• Laguna Hills - #65
• Dana Point - #74
• Tustin - #136
• Laguna Beach - #262
• Costa Mesa - #326

Statewide, violent crimes averaged 4.4 per 1000 and property crimes 26.4 per 1000. In Lake Forest we had 1.26 violent crimes per 1,000 and 8.93 property crimes per 1,000.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His twitter handle is @DrJimGardner. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.

Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a town hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be Thursday Feb 15 at 7 pm at the Beach and Tennis Club on Ridge Rte.