Lake Forest Park, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Forest Park, WA Summary

Crime in Lake Forest Park research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lake Forest Park over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lake Forest Park:

  • There were 276 total crimes committed in Lake Forest Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,107.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Forest Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Forest Park is -9.32% below the national average.
  • Lake Forest Park ranks #67 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Lake Forest Park ranks #6,763 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lake Forest Park Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Forest Park is 2,107.5 per 100,000 people. That's -9.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.36% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Forest Park
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 276 2,107.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 15.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 61.1 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 13 99.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 29 221.4 522.1 269.8
Larceny 206 1,573.0 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 213.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 263 2,008.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

Lake Forest Park Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lake Forest Park

13
Violent Crimes
99.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Lake Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Forest Park is 99.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,007.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.20% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Forest Park

263
Property Crimes
2,008.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 263 property crimes in Lake Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Forest Park is 2,008.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.50% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Forest Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Shoreline, WA 57,147 1,785 3,123.5 2,850.5 273.0
Bothell, WA 47,407 1,022 2,155.8 2,077.8 78.0
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
Lake Stevens, WA 36,828 428 1,162.2 993.8 168.4
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Kenmore, WA 23,107 310 1,341.6 1,281.0 60.6
Mountlake Terrace, WA 21,589 647 2,996.9 2,839.4 157.5
Tukwila, WA 21,473 4,459 20,765.6 19,992.5 773.1
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7

Lake Forest Park SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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