Crime Information

Crime Mapping

To see recent reports of suspected criminal activity in Lake Forest, see the Crime Map. Orange County Sheriff Department's Crime Mapping is a timely and accurate map that identifies recent crime in one's community and neighborhood. Crime Mapping uses an advanced mapping engine and crime data is extracted on a regular basis from law enforcement agencies so it is the most current information available. The offenses are organized by types of crime and address information is generalized to a block to protect privacy. View any recent crime activity in Lake Forest.

Crime Statistics

The public can access crime statistics by area through the Orange County Sheriff's Department's website, and additional crime statistics and information on the FBI's website.

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistical data provided are of the aggregated data of index (Part 1) crimes that are required to be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Index crimes consist of homicide, non-negligent manslaughter, robbery, forcible rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson crimes. The statistics provided should be considered as a summary of index crimes that occurred in the City of Lake Forest during the designated year. These numbers reflect the data reported and published by the FBI.

Lake Forest Part 1 Crimes Overview

Crime Type	2016	2017	2018	YTD 2018 (Jan-Sept)	YTD 2019 (Jan-Sept)	YTD 2020 (Jan-Jul)	YTD % Change	YTD Change +/-
Homicide	0	0	2	1	0	1	100%	1
Rape	17	19	14	12	7	6	-14.29%	1
Robbery	13	24	36	26	13	14	7.69%	-1
Aggravated Assault	75	90	108	86	48	28	-41.67%	20
Burglary	135	166	139	95	89	60	-32.58%	29
Larceny/Theft	533	504	510	382	422	324	-23.22%	98
Stolen Vehicle	78	87	112	81	50	58	16.00%	-8
Arson	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Pending	Pending
Total Part 1 Crimes	856	890	921	683	629	491	-21.94%	138

Uniform crime reporting (UCR) is a collective effort on the part of city, county and state law enforcement agencies to present a nationwide view of crime. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) UCR program provides a statewide view of crime, based on the reporting of statistics.

*Effective January 1, 2014, the California Department of Justice revised the definition of rape. Thus, some crime reports with a sexually based offense will now be reported as a Part I crime (rape). Examples include: PC288-Sexual Abuse, PC243.4 Sexual Battery, PC289-Sexual penetration, and PC286-Sodomy.

Above you will find the number of Part 1 Crimes reported by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. They are categorized by crime type. Statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

The YTD statistics are reported from January to present month. The YTD % Change column compares statistics between 2018 YTD and 2019 YTD indicating an increase or decrease in the crime type.

The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from the agency for all 12 months of the calendar year. Arson is defined as any willful or malicious burning or attempting to burn.