Safest Cities in Washington

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Sedro Woolley at 15.3/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Washington

Washington lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Sedro Woolley at 15.3/100K violent down to Sumner at 247.2/100K on this cut. That is a 231.9/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 139.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Sedro Woolley reported 2 violent and 89 property offenses on a 13,103 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 679.2/100K sits beside the 15.3/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Sedro Woolley, Sammamish, Mercer Island, Bainbridge Island, Snoqualmie.

Sedro Woolley offense desk

Sedro Woolley's 2024 violent book concentrates in robbery (50% of 2 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,000).

Sedro Woolley's violent rate fell 49.8% vs 2023 (30.4 → 15.3 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Washington list.

Sedro Woolley 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 Sedro Woolley A+ 13,103 15.3/100K 679.2/100K
2 Sammamish A+ 64,358 28/100K 539.2/100K
3 Mercer Island A 24,416 36.9/100K 1241/100K
4 Bainbridge Island A 24,063 37.4/100K 951.7/100K
5 Snoqualmie A 13,265 45.2/100K 1070.5/100K
6 Camas A 27,525 47.2/100K 733.9/100K
7 Newcastle A 12,636 47.5/100K 2271.3/100K
8 Kirkland A 90,687 60.6/100K 2012.4/100K
9 Lake Forest Park A 12,812 62.4/100K 1685.9/100K
10 Enumclaw A 12,722 62.9/100K 1414.9/100K
11 Kenmore A 23,227 64.6/100K 1007.4/100K
12 Burlington B 10,762 74.3/100K 6067.6/100K
13 Battle Ground A 22,780 79/100K 1036/100K
14 Woodinville B 13,804 79.7/100K 2991.9/100K
15 Ridgefield A 16,769 83.5/100K 1073.4/100K
16 Anacortes A 18,123 93.8/100K 1495.3/100K
17 Ferndale A 16,293 104.3/100K 1601.9/100K
18 Mukilteo B 20,845 105.5/100K 1717.4/100K
19 Maple Valley A 28,551 108.6/100K 1471.1/100K
20 Bothell A 50,917 110/100K 1368.9/100K
21 Oak Harbor A 23,817 113.4/100K 877.5/100K
22 Lake Stevens A 41,000 117.1/100K 648.8/100K
23 Mill Creek B 20,687 125.7/100K 1832.1/100K
24 Pullman A 33,105 129.9/100K 821.6/100K
25 Redmond B 82,746 130.5/100K 2739.7/100K
26 Bellevue C 151,520 138.6/100K 3339.5/100K
27 West Richland A 19,202 145.8/100K 541.6/100K
28 Liberty Lake B 13,559 154.9/100K 1526.7/100K
29 Poulsbo B 12,236 155.3/100K 1691.7/100K
30 Snohomish B 10,265 165.6/100K 1607.4/100K
31 Lynden B 16,805 178.5/100K 1130.6/100K
32 Covington C 21,216 179.1/100K 3106.1/100K
33 Bonney Lake B 22,839 183.9/100K 1703.2/100K
34 Lacey B 58,872 186.8/100K 2468.1/100K
35 Mount Vernon B 35,244 190.1/100K 1776.2/100K
36 East Wenatchee B 14,097 191.5/100K 2043/100K
37 Mountlake Terrace B 21,595 194.5/100K 2190.3/100K
38 Tumwater B 27,617 195.5/100K 2078.4/100K
39 Gig Harbor C 12,785 203.4/100K 2964.4/100K
40 Shoreline C 62,234 212.1/100K 2532.4/100K
41 Edgewood B 13,551 214/100K 2022/100K
42 Longview C 37,944 216.1/100K 3175.7/100K
43 Ellensburg C 18,472 227.4/100K 2181.7/100K
44 Kelso B 12,620 229.8/100K 1933.4/100K
45 Marysville B 73,573 233.8/100K 1953.2/100K
46 Wenatchee C 35,523 236.5/100K 2786.9/100K
47 University Place B 35,099 236.5/100K 1923.1/100K
48 Monroe B 19,258 238.9/100K 1770.7/100K
49 Spokane Valley C 109,852 242.1/100K 3515.6/100K
50 Sumner C 10,922 247.2/100K 3406/100K

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