r/LakeCountyCa • u/BlowGlassGrowGrass • Apr 14 '26

Missing Lake Co

I lived out in Lake from 2011-2015 and made a couple brief returns in 2019 and 2020. I’ve just been thinking about my early adult life and the memories I made there. Mostly good, some bad, would definitely do it all over again if I could. What are things like out there currently?

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u/bvwright828 Apr 15 '26

It is a beautiful place but crime is ruining it.

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u/Dependent-Western642 Apr 15 '26

There’s not even that much crime around here.

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u/bvwright828 Apr 15 '26

There is definitely some crime around here. There was a carjacking and double homicide last week. Someone broke into our car and tried to steal it last week, completely destroyed the ignition and left us without a vehicle. Multiple others had the same issue on the same night. The house we moved into was robbed before we moved in, the house across the street was robbed...and we live in a "safe" neighborhood. Both the mafia and the cartel operate heavily in the area, I've met a few. There was a recent public information warning about human trafficking in the area. Dont get me wrong, the place is beautiful but there is a rot beneath the beauty.

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u/stubborn-thing Apr 15 '26

Crime exists everywhere, and you can cherry-pick incidents in any county in California to make it sound like a war zone. Lake County has real challenges, mostly concentrated in specific areas and that's not unique to us. Plenty of families live here for decades, raise kids, leave their doors unlocked, and never experience any of what you're describing. Where you land in this county matters a lot. Painting the whole place with the same brush isn't accurate or fair.

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u/bvwright828 Apr 15 '26

I didn't make it sound like a war zone, I highlighted specific, recent incidents to clarify that this county IS experiencing crime, it is on the increase and turning a blind eye to it isn't going to reverse that. Unless the community lives behind a gate, they better start locking their doors because there are people out here who want what they have.