Washington Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade C

153 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 45/100 (Average).

What is Washington’s crime safety grade?

Washington earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 45/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 329.3 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 2498.3 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 153 Washington cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 153 graded Washington cities, 8 earned A+, 43 earned A, 41 received B, 31 landed at C, 16 received D, and 14 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Brier with an A+ grade (score: 95/100, violent rate 15.6/100K). The lowest-rated city is Ruston with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1570.2/100K).

Roughly 33% of graded cities in Washington achieved an A or A+ rating, while 20% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Washington and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

8 cities

43 cities

41 cities

31 cities

16 cities

14 cities

Brier

16
Black Diamond

27
Sedro Woolley

15
Connell

22
Sammamish

28
Colville

39
Raymond

31
Zillah

32

What this shows Brier reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Washington. At 15.6 per 100K, it runs well below the Washington average of 329.3. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Brier	95	15.6/100K	404.5/100K	6,428
2	A+	Black Diamond	94	27.3/100K	395.5/100K	7,332
3	A+	Sedro Woolley	93	15.3/100K	679.2/100K	13,103
4	A+	Connell	92	22.1/100K	663.6/100K	4,521
5	A+	Sammamish	92	28/100K	539.2/100K	64,358
6	A+	Colville	92	39.4/100K	492.9/100K	5,072
7	A+	Raymond	91	30.6/100K	672.4/100K	3,272
8	A+	Zillah	90	32.2/100K	804.9/100K	3,106
9	A	Carnation	89	45.9/100K	733.6/100K	2,181
10	A	Camas	89	47.2/100K	733.9/100K	27,525
11	A	La Center	89	63.7/100K	552.4/100K	4,707
12	A	Clyde Hill	88	32.7/100K	947.7/100K	3,060
13	A	Bainbridge Island	88	37.4/100K	951.7/100K	24,063
14	A	Castle Rock	87	41.1/100K	1028/100K	2,432
15	A	Woodway	87	76.9/100K	614.9/100K	1,301
16	A	Everson	87	107/100K	321/100K	4,673
17	A	Snoqualmie	86	45.2/100K	1070.5/100K	13,265
18	A	South Bend	86	112.6/100K	337.8/100K	1,776
19	A	Mercer Island	85	36.9/100K	1241/100K	24,416
20	A	Dupont	85	51.7/100K	1116/100K	9,677
21	A	Kenmore	85	64.6/100K	1007.4/100K	23,227
22	A	Steilacoom	84	91.4/100K	776.5/100K	6,568
23	A	Battle Ground	83	79/100K	1036/100K	22,780
24	A	Royal City	83	103.3/100K	774.8/100K	1,936
25	A	Lake Stevens	83	117.1/100K	648.8/100K	41,000
26	A	Moxee	83	140.5/100K	401.4/100K	4,983
27	A	Ridgefield	82	83.5/100K	1073.4/100K	16,769
28	A	Enumclaw	81	62.9/100K	1414.9/100K	12,722
29	A	Stanwood	81	105.6/100K	982.5/100K	9,466
30	A	Oak Harbor	81	113.4/100K	877.5/100K	23,817
31	A	Gold Bar	81	124.4/100K	705.1/100K	2,411
32	A	West Richland	81	145.8/100K	541.6/100K	19,202
33	A	White Salmon	80	114.9/100K	957.1/100K	2,612
34	A	Pullman	80	129.9/100K	821.6/100K	33,105
35	A	Lake Forest Park	79	62.4/100K	1685.9/100K	12,812
36	A	Kalama	79	98.3/100K	1277.4/100K	3,053
37	A	Kettle Falls	79	120.3/100K	1082.4/100K	1,663
38	A	Morton	79	157.4/100K	629.6/100K	1,906
39	A	Anacortes	78	93.8/100K	1495.3/100K	18,123
40	A	Selah	78	126.3/100K	1056/100K	8,712
41	A	Montesano	77	95.5/100K	1527.8/100K	4,189
42	A	Bothell	77	110/100K	1368.9/100K	50,917
43	A	Granite Falls	77	142/100K	1034.3/100K	4,931
44	A	Sultan	77	189.1/100K	513.4/100K	7,402
45	A	Kirkland	76	60.6/100K	2012.4/100K	90,687
46	A	Ferndale	76	104.3/100K	1601.9/100K	16,293
47	A	Maple Valley	76	108.6/100K	1471.1/100K	28,551
48	A	Newcastle	75	47.5/100K	2271.3/100K	12,636
49	A	College Place	75	92.7/100K	1813.3/100K	9,706
50	A	Algona	75	126.6/100K	1455.7/100K	3,160
51	A	Normandy Park	75	139.5/100K	1240.1/100K	6,451
52	B	Mukilteo	74	105.5/100K	1717.4/100K	20,845
53	B	Eatonville	74	215.2/100K	538/100K	2,788
54	B	Cle Elum	73	126/100K	1669.3/100K	3,175
55	B	Lynden	72	178.5/100K	1130.6/100K	16,805
56	B	Warden	72	182.3/100K	1130.6/100K	2,742
57	B	Long Beach	72	225.5/100K	676.4/100K	1,774
58	B	North Bend	71	82/100K	2423.9/100K	8,540
59	B	Mill Creek	71	125.7/100K	1832.1/100K	20,687
60	B	Liberty Lake	71	154.9/100K	1526.7/100K	13,559
61	B	Darrington	71	204.8/100K	1023.9/100K	1,465
62	B	Toledo	71	246.6/100K	493.2/100K	811
63	B	Poulsbo	70	155.3/100K	1691.7/100K	12,236
64	B	Snohomish	69	165.6/100K	1607.4/100K	10,265
65	B	Buckley	69	240.5/100K	817.8/100K	6,236
66	B	McCleary	69	293.7/100K	244.7/100K	2,043
67	B	Newport	67	89/100K	2713.5/100K	2,248
68	B	Bonney Lake	67	183.9/100K	1703.2/100K	22,839
69	B	Woodinville	66	79.7/100K	2991.9/100K	13,804
70	B	Mount Vernon	66	190.1/100K	1776.2/100K	35,244
71	B	Pacific	65	190.4/100K	1801.7/100K	6,827
72	B	Hoquiam	65	204.8/100K	1672.2/100K	8,791
73	B	Woodland	64	123.5/100K	2701.9/100K	6,477
74	B	Sequim	64	169.7/100K	2170.2/100K	8,248
75	B	Blaine	64	173.3/100K	2174.3/100K	6,347
76	B	Elma	64	230.9/100K	1529.6/100K	3,465
77	B	Burlington	63	74.3/100K	6067.6/100K	10,762
78	B	Redmond	63	130.5/100K	2739.7/100K	82,746
79	B	East Wenatchee	63	191.5/100K	2043/100K	14,097
80	B	Prosser	63	232.8/100K	1629.4/100K	6,444
81	B	Tumwater	62	195.5/100K	2078.4/100K	27,617
82	B	Mountlake Terrace	61	194.5/100K	2190.3/100K	21,595
83	B	Edgewood	61	214/100K	2022/100K	13,551
84	B	Monroe	61	238.9/100K	1770.7/100K	19,258
85	B	Napavine	61	269.3/100K	1346.5/100K	2,228
86	B	Orting	61	313.8/100K	896.5/100K	8,924
87	B	Goldendale	60	114.9/100K	3218.4/100K	3,480
88	B	Lacey	60	186.8/100K	2468.1/100K	58,872
89	B	Kelso	60	229.8/100K	1933.4/100K	12,620
90	B	Marysville	60	233.8/100K	1953.2/100K	73,573
91	B	University Place	60	236.5/100K	1923.1/100K	35,099
92	B	Washougal	60	312.4/100K	1002.1/100K	16,964
93	C	Ellensburg	58	227.4/100K	2181.7/100K	18,472
94	C	Richland	58	250.2/100K	1940.2/100K	64,736
95	C	Bellevue	57	138.6/100K	3339.5/100K	151,520
96	C	Shoreline	57	212.1/100K	2532.4/100K	62,234
97	C	Ephrata	56	183.4/100K	2923.6/100K	8,722
98	C	Yelm	56	277.3/100K	1876.2/100K	10,820
99	C	Covington	55	179.1/100K	3106.1/100K	21,216
100	C	Gig Harbor	54	203.4/100K	2964.4/100K	12,785
101	C	Wenatchee	52	236.5/100K	2786.9/100K	35,523
102	C	Walla Walla	52	284.3/100K	2214/100K	33,062
103	C	Longview	51	216.1/100K	3175.7/100K	37,944
104	C	Sunnyside	50	277.4/100K	2589.4/100K	16,220
105	C	Oakville	50	411/100K	1095.9/100K	730
106	C	Centralia	49	269.6/100K	2738/100K	18,919
107	C	Fircrest	49	364.7/100K	1721.4/100K	6,855
108	C	Edmonds	48	260.2/100K	3000.5/100K	42,659
109	C	Cheney	48	371.2/100K	1670.3/100K	12,393
110	C	Union Gap	47	234.3/100K	8417.9/100K	6,403
111	C	Arlington	47	337.8/100K	2221.2/100K	21,610
112	C	Spokane Valley	46	242.1/100K	3515.6/100K	109,852
113	C	Quincy	46	245.4/100K	3622.8/100K	8,557
114	C	Sumner	46	247.2/100K	3406/100K	10,922
115	C	Des Moines	46	296.6/100K	2849.1/100K	31,694
116	C	Pasco	46	347.6/100K	2195.7/100K	80,838
117	C	Everett	45	265.1/100K	3219/100K	111,276
118	C	Roy	45	507.6/100K	507.6/100K	788
119	C	Lynnwood	44	264.2/100K	6064.6/100K	45,807
120	C	Othello	43	378.2/100K	2213.8/100K	8,989
121	C	Soap Lake	42	341.1/100K	2785.7/100K	1,759
122	C	Grandview	41	428.2/100K	1900.1/100K	11,210
123	C	Port Townsend	41	471.1/100K	1413.2/100K	10,614
124	D	Toppenish	39	314.2/100K	4247.6/100K	8,593
125	D	Milton	38	391.3/100K	2623.7/100K	8,690
126	D	Renton	37	339.2/100K	3313.4/100K	103,762
127	D	Aberdeen	37	370.4/100K	2974.7/100K	17,010
128	D	Port Orchard	36	388.2/100K	2898/100K	18,806
129	D	Bellingham	35	350/100K	3756.9/100K	95,717
130	D	Kennewick	34	367/100K	3461/100K	85,553
131	D	Airway Heights	33	371.5/100K	3896.7/100K	11,035
132	D	Puyallup	33	374.7/100K	3868.9/100K	41,898
133	D	Chehalis	32	381.4/100K	3919.5/100K	7,603
134	D	Bremerton	32	434/100K	2814.7/100K	46,079
135	D	Shelton	32	475.6/100K	2396.4/100K	10,933
136	D	Moses Lake	31	394.4/100K	4236.8/100K	26,624
137	D	SeaTac	29	410/100K	3943.7/100K	31,950
138	D	Burien	28	425.3/100K	3394.4/100K	50,318
139	D	Yakima	28	544.3/100K	2044.6/100K	96,646
140	F	Clarkston	23	468.3/100K	4545.5/100K	7,260
141	F	Port Angeles	22	566.2/100K	2483.5/100K	20,133
142	F	Kent	21	489.7/100K	3771/100K	132,324
143	F	Auburn	16	543.2/100K	3968/100K	82,838
144	F	Federal Way	16	545.4/100K	4372.3/100K	96,631
145	F	Olympia	14	564.8/100K	3435.2/100K	55,775
146	F	Vancouver	12	582.3/100K	3407.3/100K	198,194
147	F	Lakewood	6	648.1/100K	3621.9/100K	61,873
148	F	Spokane	3	674.9/100K	4840.8/100K	229,529
149	F	Seattle	0	775.1/100K	5007.6/100K	760,058
150	F	Tukwila	0	926.8/100K	15243.9/100K	20,933
151	F	Fife	0	1017.7/100K	5917.8/100K	10,612
152	F	Tacoma	0	1063/100K	5603.6/100K	223,980
153	F	Ruston	0	1570.2/100K	4808.6/100K	1,019

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Washington's overall crime safety grade?

Washington has an overall safety grade of C (score: 45/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 329.3 per 100K and property crime rate of 2498.3 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Washington have an A+ safety grade?

8 cities in Washington earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 43 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Washington?

Brier is the highest-rated city in Washington with an A+ grade (score: 95/100). Its violent crime rate is 15.6 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Washington grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (45/100 here, grade C).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (153 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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