City Population Violent / 100K Property / 100K Grade
Seattle 760,058 775.1 5,007.6 F
Spokane 229,529 674.9 4,840.8 F
Tacoma 223,980 1,063 5,603.6 F
Vancouver 198,194 582.3 3,407.3 F
Bellevue 151,520 138.6 3,339.5 C
Kent 132,324 489.7 3,771 F
Everett 111,276 265.1 3,219 C
Spokane Valley 109,852 242.1 3,515.6 C
Renton 103,762 339.2 3,313.4 D
Yakima 96,646 544.3 2,044.6 D
Federal Way 96,631 545.4 4,372.3 F
Bellingham 95,717 350 3,756.9 D
Kirkland 90,687 60.6 2,012.4 A
Kennewick 85,553 367 3,461 D
Auburn 82,838 543.2 3,968 F
Redmond 82,746 130.5 2,739.7 B
Pasco 80,838 347.6 2,195.7 C
Marysville 73,573 233.8 1,953.2 B
Richland 64,736 250.2 1,940.2 C
Sammamish 64,358 28 539.2 A+
Shoreline 62,234 212.1 2,532.4 C
Lakewood 61,873 648.1 3,621.9 F
Lacey 58,872 186.8 2,468.1 B
Olympia 55,775 564.8 3,435.2 F
Bothell 50,917 110 1,368.9 A
Burien 50,318 425.3 3,394.4 D
Bremerton 46,079 434 2,814.7 D
Lynnwood 45,807 264.2 6,064.6 C
Edmonds 42,659 260.2 3,000.5 C
Puyallup 41,898 374.7 3,868.9 D
Lake Stevens 41,000 117.1 648.8 A
Longview 37,944 216.1 3,175.7 C
Wenatchee 35,523 236.5 2,786.9 C
Mount Vernon 35,244 190.1 1,776.2 B
University Place 35,099 236.5 1,923.1 B
Pullman 33,105 129.9 821.6 A
Walla Walla 33,062 284.3 2,214 C
SeaTac 31,950 410 3,943.7 D
Des Moines 31,694 296.6 2,849.1 C
Maple Valley 28,551 108.6 1,471.1 A
Tumwater 27,617 195.5 2,078.4 B
Camas 27,525 47.2 733.9 A
Moses Lake 26,624 394.4 4,236.8 D
Mercer Island 24,416 36.9 1,241 A
Bainbridge Island 24,063 37.4 951.7 A
Oak Harbor 23,817 113.4 877.5 A
Kenmore 23,227 64.6 1,007.4 A
Bonney Lake 22,839 183.9 1,703.2 B
Battle Ground 22,780 79 1,036 A
Arlington 21,610 337.8 2,221.2 C
Mountlake Terrace 21,595 194.5 2,190.3 B
Covington 21,216 179.1 3,106.1 C
Tukwila 20,933 926.8 15,243.9 F
Mukilteo 20,845 105.5 1,717.4 B
Mill Creek 20,687 125.7 1,832.1 B
Port Angeles 20,133 566.2 2,483.5 F
Monroe 19,258 238.9 1,770.7 B
West Richland 19,202 145.8 541.6 A
Centralia 18,919 269.6 2,738 C
Port Orchard 18,806 388.2 2,898 D
Ellensburg 18,472 227.4 2,181.7 C
Anacortes 18,123 93.8 1,495.3 A
Aberdeen 17,010 370.4 2,974.7 D
Washougal 16,964 312.4 1,002.1 B
Lynden 16,805 178.5 1,130.6 B
Ridgefield 16,769 83.5 1,073.4 A
Ferndale 16,293 104.3 1,601.9 A
Sunnyside 16,220 277.4 2,589.4 C
East Wenatchee 14,097 191.5 2,043 B
Woodinville 13,804 79.7 2,991.9 B
Liberty Lake 13,559 154.9 1,526.7 B
Edgewood 13,551 214 2,022 B
Snoqualmie 13,265 45.2 1,070.5 A
Sedro Woolley 13,103 15.3 679.2 A+
Lake Forest Park 12,812 62.4 1,685.9 A
Gig Harbor 12,785 203.4 2,964.4 C
Enumclaw 12,722 62.9 1,414.9 A
Newcastle 12,636 47.5 2,271.3 A
Kelso 12,620 229.8 1,933.4 B
Cheney 12,393 371.2 1,670.3 C
Poulsbo 12,236 155.3 1,691.7 B
Grandview 11,210 428.2 1,900.1 C
Airway Heights 11,035 371.5 3,896.7 D
Shelton 10,933 475.6 2,396.4 D
Sumner 10,922 247.2 3,406 C
Yelm 10,820 277.3 1,876.2 C
Burlington 10,762 74.3 6,067.6 B
Port Townsend 10,614 471.1 1,413.2 C
Fife 10,612 1,017.7 5,917.8 F
Snohomish 10,265 165.6 1,607.4 B
College Place 9,706 92.7 1,813.3 A
Dupont 9,677 51.7 1,116 A
Stanwood 9,466 105.6 982.5 A
Othello 8,989 378.2 2,213.8 C
Orting 8,924 313.8 896.5 B
Hoquiam 8,791 204.8 1,672.2 B
Ephrata 8,722 183.4 2,923.6 C
Selah 8,712 126.3 1,056 A
Milton 8,690 391.3 2,623.7 D
Toppenish 8,593 314.2 4,247.6 D
Quincy 8,557 245.4 3,622.8 C
North Bend 8,540 82 2,423.9 B
Sequim 8,248 169.7 2,170.2 B
Chehalis 7,603 381.4 3,919.5 D
Sultan 7,402 189.1 513.4 A
Black Diamond 7,332 27.3 395.5 A+
Clarkston 7,260 468.3 4,545.5 F
Fircrest 6,855 364.7 1,721.4 C
Pacific 6,827 190.4 1,801.7 B
Steilacoom 6,568 91.4 776.5 A
Woodland 6,477 123.5 2,701.9 B
Normandy Park 6,451 139.5 1,240.1 A
Prosser 6,444 232.8 1,629.4 B
Brier 6,428 15.6 404.5 A+
Union Gap 6,403 234.3 8,417.9 C
Blaine 6,347 173.3 2,174.3 B
Buckley 6,236 240.5 817.8 B
Colville 5,072 39.4 492.9 A+
Moxee 4,983 140.5 401.4 A
Granite Falls 4,931 142 1,034.3 A
La Center 4,707 63.7 552.4 A
Everson 4,673 107 321 A
Connell 4,521 22.1 663.6 A+
Montesano 4,189 95.5 1,527.8 A
Goldendale 3,480 114.9 3,218.4 B
Elma 3,465 230.9 1,529.6 B
Raymond 3,272 30.6 672.4 A+
Cle Elum 3,175 126 1,669.3 B
Algona 3,160 126.6 1,455.7 A
Zillah 3,106 32.2 804.9 A+
Clyde Hill 3,060 32.7 947.7 A
Kalama 3,053 98.3 1,277.4 A
Medina 2,816 0 994.3 A+
Eatonville 2,788 215.2 538 B
Warden 2,742 182.3 1,130.6 B
White Salmon 2,612 114.9 957.1 A
Castle Rock 2,432 41.1 1,028 A
Gold Bar 2,411 124.4 705.1 A
Newport 2,248 89 2,713.5 B
Napavine 2,228 269.3 1,346.5 B
Carnation 2,181 45.9 733.6 A
Winlock 2,128 0 610.9 A+
McCleary 2,043 293.7 244.7 B
Royal City 1,936 103.3 774.8 A
Morton 1,906 157.4 629.6 A
South Bend 1,776 112.6 337.8 A
Long Beach 1,774 225.5 676.4 B
Soap Lake 1,759 341.1 2,785.7 C
Sumas 1,685 0 771.5 A+
Kettle Falls 1,663 120.3 1,082.4 A
Showing cities 1–150 of 164 in Washington, by population. See the Washington safest and most dangerous city rankings, or the Washington crime overview.

How These City Grades Are Calculated

Each grade weighs a city's violent crime rate (70%) and property crime rate (30%) against the national averages, drawn from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, Table 8 for 2024. Rates use (offenses ÷ population) × 100,000.

UCR participation is voluntary, so not every Washington city reports every year, and small-population cities can show volatile rates where a single incident moves the per-capita figure sharply. Read the full methodology for the scoring formula and limitations.