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)	YTD 2019 (Jan)	YTD % Change	YTD Change         +/-
Homicide	0	0	2	1	0	-100%	-1
Rape	17	19	14	0	1	100%	+1
Robbery	13	24	36	5	2	-60%	-3
Aggravated Assault	75	90	108	10	2	-80%	-8
Burglary	135	166	139	15	18	20%	+3
Larceny/Theft	533	504	510	74	58	-22%	-16
Stolen Vehicle	78	87	112	19	8	-58%	-8
Arson	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Pending	Pending
Total Part 1 Crimes	856	890	921	124	89	-28%	-35

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.