Crime Statistics

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
2012
2013
2014
YTD 2014
(Jan-Dec)
YTD 2015
(Jan-Dec)
YTD %
Change
YTD Change
        +/-
Homicide 0 2 0 0 0 undefined undefined
Rape
8 12 20 20 14 -30% -6
Robbery 20 23 18 18 23 28% 5
Aggravated Assault 79 68 67 67 71 6% 4
Burglary 227 139 129 129 134 4% 5
Larceny/Theft 798 630 493 493 685 39%  192
Stolen Vehicle 63 43 62 62 90 45% 28
Arson  5 2 2 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Total Part 1 Crimes
1,199 919 791 789 1017 29% +228

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 2014 YTD and 2015 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.