Most Dangerous Cities in Washington

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Tacoma at 1063/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Washington

Washington lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Tacoma at 1063/100K violent down to Edgewood at 214/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 849/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 413.5 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Tacoma reported 2,381 violent and 12,551 property offenses on a 223,980 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 5603.6/100K sits beside the 1063/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Tacoma, Fife, Tukwila, Seattle, Spokane.

Tacoma offense desk

Tacoma's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (75% of 2,381 Part I violent offenses; mix index 6,020).

Tacoma's violent rate fell 14.5% vs 2023 (1242.7 → 1063.0 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Washington highest-crime list.

Tacoma violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Tacoma F 223,980 1063/100K 5603.6/100K
2 Fife F 10,612 1017.7/100K 5917.8/100K
3 Tukwila F 20,933 926.8/100K 15243.9/100K
4 Seattle F 760,058 775.1/100K 5007.6/100K
5 Spokane F 229,529 674.9/100K 4840.8/100K
6 Lakewood F 61,873 648.1/100K 3621.9/100K
7 Vancouver F 198,194 582.3/100K 3407.3/100K
8 Port Angeles F 20,133 566.2/100K 2483.5/100K
9 Olympia F 55,775 564.8/100K 3435.2/100K
10 Federal Way F 96,631 545.4/100K 4372.3/100K
11 Yakima D 96,646 544.3/100K 2044.6/100K
12 Auburn F 82,838 543.2/100K 3968/100K
13 Kent F 132,324 489.7/100K 3771/100K
14 Shelton D 10,933 475.6/100K 2396.4/100K
15 Port Townsend C 10,614 471.1/100K 1413.2/100K
16 Bremerton D 46,079 434/100K 2814.7/100K
17 Grandview C 11,210 428.2/100K 1900.1/100K
18 Burien D 50,318 425.3/100K 3394.4/100K
19 SeaTac D 31,950 410/100K 3943.7/100K
20 Moses Lake D 26,624 394.4/100K 4236.8/100K
21 Port Orchard D 18,806 388.2/100K 2898/100K
22 Puyallup D 41,898 374.7/100K 3868.9/100K
23 Airway Heights D 11,035 371.5/100K 3896.7/100K
24 Cheney C 12,393 371.2/100K 1670.3/100K
25 Aberdeen D 17,010 370.4/100K 2974.7/100K
26 Kennewick D 85,553 367/100K 3461/100K
27 Bellingham D 95,717 350/100K 3756.9/100K
28 Pasco C 80,838 347.6/100K 2195.7/100K
29 Renton D 103,762 339.2/100K 3313.4/100K
30 Arlington C 21,610 337.8/100K 2221.2/100K
31 Washougal B 16,964 312.4/100K 1002.1/100K
32 Des Moines C 31,694 296.6/100K 2849.1/100K
33 Walla Walla C 33,062 284.3/100K 2214/100K
34 Sunnyside C 16,220 277.4/100K 2589.4/100K
35 Yelm C 10,820 277.3/100K 1876.2/100K
36 Centralia C 18,919 269.6/100K 2738/100K
37 Everett C 111,276 265.1/100K 3219/100K
38 Lynnwood C 45,807 264.2/100K 6064.6/100K
39 Edmonds C 42,659 260.2/100K 3000.5/100K
40 Richland C 64,736 250.2/100K 1940.2/100K
41 Sumner C 10,922 247.2/100K 3406/100K
42 Spokane Valley C 109,852 242.1/100K 3515.6/100K
43 Monroe B 19,258 238.9/100K 1770.7/100K
44 University Place B 35,099 236.5/100K 1923.1/100K
45 Wenatchee C 35,523 236.5/100K 2786.9/100K
46 Marysville B 73,573 233.8/100K 1953.2/100K
47 Kelso B 12,620 229.8/100K 1933.4/100K
48 Ellensburg C 18,472 227.4/100K 2181.7/100K
49 Longview C 37,944 216.1/100K 3175.7/100K
50 Edgewood B 13,551 214/100K 2022/100K

Washington overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.