State crime profile · 2024

Washington Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 164 cities and 35 of 39 counties in Washington (WA), ranked safest to most dangerous from 270 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

329.3
Violent / 100K
2,498.3
Property / 100K
164
Cities
35
Counties

Washington violent crime is 329.3 per 100,000, 6% below the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Washington records 329.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 6% below the national average (about the 28th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 329.3 violent crimes per 100K
  • -6% vs. the U.S. average
  • 5,891 Seattle violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 43
  • 1,063/100K Tacoma rate #1 (volume #2)

How safe is Washington? FBI UCR data snapshot

Washington (WA) reported 26,204 violent crimes and 198,816 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 270 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 329.3 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2498.3 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 7,958,180. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 164 Washington cities and 35 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Washington below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 282.7 to 329.3 per 100,000, a rise of 16.5%. City-level detail pages within Washington include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Washington ranks nationally

Washington vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

329 45th percentile among 51 U.S. states

WA 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 7,958,180 26,204 329.3 198,816 2498.3
2023 7,812,880 28,215 361.1 227,720 2914.7
2022 7,785,786 29,522 379.2 263,174 3380.2
2021 7,738,692 26,057 336.7 235,907 3048.4
2020 7,693,612 23,038 299.4 215,008 2794.6
2019 7,614,893 23,186 304.5 207,633 2726.7
2018 7,535,591 23,631 313.6 221,844 2943.9
2017 7,405,743 22,516 304 235,472 3179.6
2016 7,288,000 21,892 300.4 254,370 3490.3
2015 7,170,351 20,275 282.8 250,195 3489.3
2014 7,061,530 19,962 282.7 262,911 3723.1

Cities in Washington

Safest cities in Washington

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Sammamish is the safest sizeable city in Washington, at 28 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Washington

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Tacoma reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Washington, at 1,063 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Seattle recorded 5,891 violent-crime reports (#1 of 43) at 775.1 per 100,000 (rate #2). Tacoma recorded 2,381 (#2) at 1,063 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Washington cities

Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.

/100K

What this shows Seattle recorded 5,891 violent-crime reports (#1 of 43) at 775.1 per 100,000 (rate #2). Tacoma recorded 2,381 (#2) at 1,063 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Washington's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Washington's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 55 1,148 Violent crime per 100K → 1,811 6,052 Property crime per 100K → Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Washington's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
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  • Seattle: 775 violent, 5008 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Spokane: 675 violent, 4841 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Tacoma: 1063 violent, 5604 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Vancouver: 582 violent, 3407 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Bellevue: 139 violent, 3340 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Kent: 490 violent, 3771 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Everett: 265 violent, 3219 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Spokane Valley: 242 violent, 3516 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Renton: 339 violent, 3313 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Yakima: 544 violent, 2045 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Federal Way: 545 violent, 4372 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Bellingham: 350 violent, 3757 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Kirkland: 61 violent, 2012 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Kennewick: 367 violent, 3461 property per 100,000 (grade D)
F

Washington safety livability score: 28/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    329.3/100K · D (45th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    2498.3/100K · F (6th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Seattle 760,058
775.1
F
Spokane 229,529
674.9
F
Tacoma 223,980
1,063
F
Vancouver 198,194
582.3
F
Bellevue 151,520
138.6
C
Kent 132,324
489.7
F
Everett 111,276
265.1
C
Spokane Valley 109,852
242.1
C
Renton 103,762
339.2
D
Yakima 96,646
544.3
D
Federal Way 96,631
545.4
F
Bellingham 95,717
350
D
Kirkland 90,687
60.6
A
Kennewick 85,553
367
D
Auburn 82,838
543.2
F
Redmond 82,746
130.5
B
Pasco 80,838
347.6
C
Marysville 73,573
233.8
B
Richland 64,736
250.2
C
Sammamish 64,358
28
A+
Shoreline 62,234
212.1
C
Lakewood 61,873
648.1
F
Lacey 58,872
186.8
B
Olympia 55,775
564.8
F
Bothell 50,917
110
A
Burien 50,318
425.3
D
Bremerton 46,079
434
D
Lynnwood 45,807
264.2
C
Edmonds 42,659
260.2
C
Puyallup 41,898
374.7
D
Lake Stevens 41,000
117.1
A
Longview 37,944
216.1
C
Wenatchee 35,523
236.5
C
Mount Vernon 35,244
190.1
B
University Place 35,099
236.5
B
Pullman 33,105
129.9
A
Walla Walla 33,062
284.3
C
SeaTac 31,950
410
D
Des Moines 31,694
296.6
C
Maple Valley 28,551
108.6
A
Tumwater 27,617
195.5
B
Camas 27,525
47.2
A
Moses Lake 26,624
394.4
D
Mercer Island 24,416
36.9
A
Bainbridge Island 24,063
37.4
A
Oak Harbor 23,817
113.4
A
Kenmore 23,227
64.6
A
Bonney Lake 22,839
183.9
B
Battle Ground 22,780
79
A
Arlington 21,610
337.8
C
Mountlake Terrace 21,595
194.5
B
Covington 21,216
179.1
C
Tukwila 20,933
926.8
F
Mukilteo 20,845
105.5
B
Mill Creek 20,687
125.7
B
Port Angeles 20,133
566.2
F
Monroe 19,258
238.9
B
West Richland 19,202
145.8
A
Centralia 18,919
269.6
C
Port Orchard 18,806
388.2
D
Ellensburg 18,472
227.4
C
Anacortes 18,123
93.8
A
Aberdeen 17,010
370.4
D
Washougal 16,964
312.4
B
Lynden 16,805
178.5
B
Ridgefield 16,769
83.5
A
Ferndale 16,293
104.3
A
Sunnyside 16,220
277.4
C
East Wenatchee 14,097
191.5
B
Woodinville 13,804
79.7
B
Liberty Lake 13,559
154.9
B
Edgewood 13,551
214
B
Snoqualmie 13,265
45.2
A
Sedro Woolley 13,103
15.3
A+
Lake Forest Park 12,812
62.4
A
Gig Harbor 12,785
203.4
C
Enumclaw 12,722
62.9
A
Newcastle 12,636
47.5
A
Kelso 12,620
229.8
B
Cheney 12,393
371.2
C
Poulsbo 12,236
155.3
B
Grandview 11,210
428.2
C
Airway Heights 11,035
371.5
D
Shelton 10,933
475.6
D
Sumner 10,922
247.2
C
Yelm 10,820
277.3
C
Burlington 10,762
74.3
B
Port Townsend 10,614
471.1
C
Fife 10,612
1,017.7
F
Snohomish 10,265
165.6
B
College Place 9,706
92.7
A
Dupont 9,677
51.7
A
Stanwood 9,466
105.6
A
Othello 8,989
378.2
C
Orting 8,924
313.8
B
Hoquiam 8,791
204.8
B
Ephrata 8,722
183.4
C
Selah 8,712
126.3
A
Milton 8,690
391.3
D
Toppenish 8,593
314.2
D
Showing the 100 largest of 164 reporting cities. Browse all 164 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Washington

35 of 39 Census county-equivalents (89.7%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Washington, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Clallam
Clark
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Okanogan
Pacific
Pend Oreille
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Spokane
Stevens
Thurston
Walla Walla
Whatcom
Whitman
Yakima

Nationwide peers for Washington

Similar violent rate (~329.3/100K)

Similar property rate (~2,498.3/100K)

Nearby States

Vermont
VT
Virginia
VA
West Virginia
WV
Wisconsin
WI
Wyoming
WY

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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