Lake Forest College: Crime & Safety

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Lake Forest College LogoF Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit school in Lake Forest, Illinois with about 1,750 students and 460 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government data, Lake Forest College is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences major problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Lake Forest College in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
10
0
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
4
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
7
0
0.6%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
5
0
0.5%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Lake Forest College based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Lake Forest College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Lake Forest College, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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Over 18,400 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D+. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
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University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
About 13,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 34 to enroll.

University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
Roughly 22,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 21 to enroll.

Loyola University ChicagoLoyola University ChicagoChicago, IL
About 16,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. SAT 1240, ACT 29 to enroll.

Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
Over 15,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 980, ACT 22 to enroll.

DePaul UniversityDePaul UniversityChicago, IL
Over 21,000 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D+. ACT 27 to enroll.

University of Wisconsin WhitewaterUniversity of Wisconsin WhitewaterWhitewater, WI
Around 11,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1010, ACT 21 to enroll.

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More than 5,800 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C+. ACT 18 to enroll.

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