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 2026-08-24
- 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
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.
- Sammamish 28
Sammamish
28 /100K
- Camas 47
Camas
47 /100K
- Kirkland
Kirkland
61 /100K
- Maple Valley
Maple Valley
109 /100K
- Bothell
Bothell
110 /100K
- Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens
117 /100K
- Pullman
Pullman
130 /100K
- Redmond
Redmond
131 /100K
What this shows Sammamish is the safest sizeable city in Washington, at 28 violent crimes per 100,000.
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.
- Tacoma
Tacoma
1,063 /100K
- Seattle
Seattle
775 /100K
- Spokane
Spokane
675 /100K
- Lakewood
Lakewood
648 /100K
- Vancouver
Vancouver
582 /100K
- Olympia
Olympia
565 /100K
- Federal Way
Federal Way
545 /100K
- Yakima
Yakima
544 /100K
What this shows Tacoma reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Washington, at 1,063 per 100,000.
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.
- Tacoma
Tacoma
1,063 /100K
- Seattle
Seattle
775 /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.
| 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 |
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.
- King 22
King
22 /100K
- Pierce
Pierce
130 /100K
- Snohomish 53
Snohomish
53 /100K
- Spokane 43
Spokane
43 /100K
- Clark 69
Clark
69 /100K
- Thurston 65
Thurston
65 /100K
- Kitsap
Kitsap
177 /100K
- Yakima 63
Yakima
63 /100K
Nationwide peers for Washington
Similar violent rate (~329.3/100K)
- Oregon · 334.6/100K violent
- South Dakota · 320/100K violent
- Massachusetts · 308.8/100K violent
- Indiana · 308.5/100K violent
Similar property rate (~2,498.3/100K)
- Colorado · 2640.7/100K property
- New Mexico · 2705.6/100K property
- Nevada · 2226.3/100K property
- Kansas · 2090/100K property
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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.
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