What is the safest city in Washington?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Sedro Woolley is the safest city in Washington with a violent crime rate of 15.3 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Washington?

Tacoma has the highest violent crime rate in Washington at 1063.0 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Washington report crime data?

178 cities in Washington reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Washington (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Washington has 178 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100K.

178

Cities Tracked

15.3

Safest City Rate

179.1

Median City Rate

1063.0

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Washington

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Sedro Woolley	13,103	15.3	0.0	679.2	A
2	Brier	6,428	15.6	0.0	404.5	A
3	Black Diamond	7,332	27.3	0.0	395.5	A
4	Sammamish	64,358	28.0	0.0	539.2	A
5	Mercer Island	24,416	36.9	0.0	1241.0	B+
6	Bainbridge Island	24,063	37.4	0.0	951.7	B+
7	Ocean Shores	7,647	39.2	0.0	706.2	B+
8	Colville	5,072	39.4	0.0	492.9	B+
9	Snoqualmie	13,265	45.2	0.0	1070.5	B+
10	Camas	27,525	47.2	0.0	733.9	B+
11	Newcastle	12,636	47.5	0.0	2271.3	B+
12	Dupont	9,677	51.7	0.0	1116.0	B+
13	Duvall	8,778	57.0	0.0	558.2	B+
14	Kirkland	90,687	60.6	1.1	2012.4	B+
15	Lake Forest Park	12,812	62.4	0.0	1685.9	B+
16	Enumclaw	12,722	62.9	0.0	1414.9	B+
17	Kenmore	23,227	64.6	4.3	1007.4	B+
18	Burlington	10,762	74.3	0.0	6067.6	B
19	Battle Ground	22,780	79.0	0.0	1036.0	B
20	Woodinville	13,804	79.7	0.0	2991.9	B
21	North Bend	8,540	82.0	11.7	2423.9	B
22	Ridgefield	16,769	83.5	0.0	1073.4	B
23	Steilacoom	6,568	91.4	0.0	776.5	B
24	College Place	9,706	92.7	0.0	1813.3	B
25	Anacortes	18,123	93.8	5.5	1495.3	B

Most Dangerous Cities in Washington

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Tacoma	223,980	1063.0	9.8	F
2	Fife	10,612	1017.7	9.4	F
3	Tukwila	20,933	926.8	14.3	F
4	Seattle	760,058	775.1	6.8	F
5	Spokane	229,529	674.9	7.0	F
6	Lakewood	61,873	648.1	6.5	F
7	Vancouver	198,194	582.3	5.5	F
8	Port Angeles	20,133	566.2	9.9	F
9	Olympia	55,775	564.8	7.2	F
10	Federal Way	96,631	545.4	5.2	F
11	Yakima	96,646	544.3	15.5	F
12	Auburn	82,838	543.2	12.1	F
13	Kent	132,324	489.7	5.3	F
14	Shelton	10,933	475.6	0.0	F
15	Port Townsend	10,614	471.1	0.0	F

All 178 Cities in Washington

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 178 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Medina	2,816	0.0	A
2	Winlock	2,128	0.0	A
3	Sumas	1,685	0.0	A
4	Coulee Dam	1,226	0.0	A
5	Langley	1,145	0.0	A
6	Ilwaco	1,132	0.0	A
7	Yarrow Point	1,096	0.0	A
8	Palouse	1,050	0.0	A
9	Twisp	970	0.0	A
10	Bingen	772	0.0	A
11	Reardan	713	0.0	A
12	Beaux Arts	300	0.0	A
13	Index	158	0.0	A
14	Skykomish	153	0.0	A
15	Sedro Woolley	13,103	15.3	A
16	Brier	6,428	15.6	A
17	Mattawa	4,790	20.9	A
18	Connell	4,521	22.1	A
19	Black Diamond	7,332	27.3	A
20	Sammamish	64,358	28.0	A
21	Raymond	3,272	30.6	A
22	Zillah	3,106	32.2	A
23	Clyde Hill	3,060	32.7	A
24	Mercer Island	24,416	36.9	B+
25	Bainbridge Island	24,063	37.4	B+
26	Ocean Shores	7,647	39.2	B+
27	Colville	5,072	39.4	B+
28	Castle Rock	2,432	41.1	B+
29	Westport	2,287	43.7	B+
30	Snoqualmie	13,265	45.2	B+
31	Carnation	2,181	45.9	B+
32	Camas	27,525	47.2	B+
33	Newcastle	12,636	47.5	B+
34	Dupont	9,677	51.7	B+
35	Duvall	8,778	57.0	B+
36	Kirkland	90,687	60.6	B+
37	Lake Forest Park	12,812	62.4	B+
38	Enumclaw	12,722	62.9	B+
39	La Center	4,707	63.7	B+
40	Kenmore	23,227	64.6	B+
41	Burlington	10,762	74.3	B
42	Woodway	1,301	76.9	B
43	Battle Ground	22,780	79.0	B
44	Woodinville	13,804	79.7	B
45	North Bend	8,540	82.0	B
46	Ridgefield	16,769	83.5	B
47	Newport	2,248	89.0	B
48	Steilacoom	6,568	91.4	B
49	College Place	9,706	92.7	B
50	Anacortes	18,123	93.8	B
51	Montesano	4,189	95.5	B
52	Kalama	3,053	98.3	B
53	Royal City	1,936	103.3	B
54	Ferndale	16,293	104.3	C+
55	Mukilteo	20,845	105.5	C+
56	Stanwood	9,466	105.6	C+
57	Everson	4,673	107.0	C+
58	Issaquah	38,978	107.8	C+
59	Maple Valley	28,551	108.6	C+
60	Bothell	50,917	110.0	C+
61	Chewelah	2,685	111.7	C+
62	South Bend	1,776	112.6	C+
63	Oak Harbor	23,817	113.4	C+
64	Goldendale	3,480	114.9	C+
65	White Salmon	2,612	114.9	C+
66	Lake Stevens	41,000	117.1	C+
67	Kettle Falls	1,663	120.3	C+
68	Woodland	6,477	123.5	C+
69	Gold Bar	2,411	124.4	C+
70	Mill Creek	20,687	125.7	C+
71	Cle Elum	3,175	126.0	C+
72	Selah	8,712	126.3	C+
73	Algona	3,160	126.6	C+
74	Pullman	33,105	129.9	C+
75	Redmond	82,746	130.5	C+
76	Bellevue	151,520	138.6	C+
77	Normandy Park	6,451	139.5	C+
78	Moxee	4,983	140.5	C+
79	Granite Falls	4,931	142.0	C+
80	West Richland	19,202	145.8	C
81	Brewster	2,036	147.3	C
82	Liberty Lake	13,559	154.9	C
83	Poulsbo	12,236	155.3	C
84	Morton	1,906	157.4	C
85	Grand Coulee	1,888	158.9	C
86	Snohomish	10,265	165.6	C
87	Sequim	8,248	169.7	C
88	Blaine	6,347	173.3	C
89	Lynden	16,805	178.5	C
90	Covington	21,216	179.1	C
91	Warden	2,742	182.3	C
92	Ephrata	8,722	183.4	C
93	Bonney Lake	22,839	183.9	C
94	Lacey	58,872	186.8	C
95	Sultan	7,402	189.1	C
96	Mount Vernon	35,244	190.1	C
97	Pacific	6,827	190.4	C
98	East Wenatchee	14,097	191.5	C
99	Mountlake Terrace	21,595	194.5	C
100	Tumwater	27,617	195.5	D+
101	Gig Harbor	12,785	203.4	D+
102	Hoquiam	8,791	204.8	D+
103	Darrington	1,465	204.8	D+
104	Shoreline	62,234	212.1	D+
105	Edgewood	13,551	214.0	D+
106	Eatonville	2,788	215.2	D+
107	Longview	37,944	216.1	D+
108	Long Beach	1,774	225.5	D+
109	Ellensburg	18,472	227.4	D+
110	Kelso	12,620	229.8	D+
111	Elma	3,465	230.9	D+
112	Prosser	6,444	232.8	D+
113	Marysville	73,573	233.8	D+
114	Union Gap	6,403	234.3	D+
115	Wenatchee	35,523	236.5	D+
116	University Place	35,099	236.5	D+
117	Monroe	19,258	238.9	D+
118	Oroville	1,671	239.4	D+
119	Buckley	6,236	240.5	D+
120	Spokane Valley	109,852	242.1	D+
121	Quincy	8,557	245.4	D+
122	Toledo	811	246.6	D+
123	Sumner	10,922	247.2	D+
124	Richland	64,736	250.2	D+
125	Edmonds	42,659	260.2	D+
126	Lynnwood	45,807	264.2	D
127	Everett	111,276	265.1	D
128	Napavine	2,228	269.3	D
129	Centralia	18,919	269.6	D
130	Yelm	10,820	277.3	D
131	Sunnyside	16,220	277.4	D
132	Walla Walla	33,062	284.3	D
133	Ritzville	1,721	290.5	D
134	McCleary	2,043	293.7	D
135	Des Moines	31,694	296.6	D
136	Washougal	16,964	312.4	D
137	Orting	8,924	313.8	D
138	Toppenish	8,593	314.2	D
139	Arlington	21,610	337.8	D
140	Renton	103,762	339.2	D
141	Soap Lake	1,759	341.1	D
142	Pasco	80,838	347.6	D
143	Bellingham	95,717	350.0	D
144	Fircrest	6,855	364.7	D
145	Kennewick	85,553	367.0	D
146	Aberdeen	17,010	370.4	F
147	Cheney	12,393	371.2	F
148	Airway Heights	11,035	371.5	F
149	Puyallup	41,898	374.7	F
150	Othello	8,989	378.2	F
151	Chehalis	7,603	381.4	F
152	Port Orchard	18,806	388.2	F
153	Milton	8,690	391.3	F
154	Moses Lake	26,624	394.4	F
155	SeaTac	31,950	410.0	F
156	Oakville	730	411.0	F
157	Burien	50,318	425.3	F
158	Grandview	11,210	428.2	F
159	Bremerton	46,079	434.0	F
160	Clarkston	7,260	468.3	F
161	Port Townsend	10,614	471.1	F
162	Shelton	10,933	475.6	F
163	Kent	132,324	489.7	F
164	Roy	788	507.6	F
165	Tenino	1,886	530.2	F
166	Auburn	82,838	543.2	F
167	Yakima	96,646	544.3	F
168	Federal Way	96,631	545.4	F
169	Olympia	55,775	564.8	F
170	Port Angeles	20,133	566.2	F
171	Vancouver	198,194	582.3	F
172	Lakewood	61,873	648.1	F
173	Spokane	229,529	674.9	F
174	Seattle	760,058	775.1	F
175	Tukwila	20,933	926.8	F
176	Fife	10,612	1017.7	F
177	Tacoma	223,980	1063.0	F
178	Ruston	1,019	1570.2	F

Crime Composition in Washington

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Washington.

Agg. Assault: 65.2%

Robbery: 23.0%

Rape: 10.7%

Murder: 1.1%

State violent crime rate: 326.1/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (9% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Washington → Washington Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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