Crime in Washington: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Washington since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

283.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,974.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
233murders2025: 2.9 per 100,000.

Washington since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Washington 0140281421561 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Washington 01745348952346979 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202522,715283.92334,13915,300158,0051,974.825,13720,724
202426,272330.13035,38917,384198,5062,494.432,10234,669
202328,231359.33786,41418,317227,1662,891.137,80853,447
202229,504378.94006,76619,130262,4373,370.743,98749,900
202125,987335.73315,73316,818234,9723,035.541,32235,615
202022,596293.73015,18314,435210,2232,732.440,16727,399
201923,095303.32055,35614,037207,5392,725.734,97624,785
201823,719315.32365,55714,316223,2562,967.340,43427,881
201722,483302.82265,38613,571235,2063,167.643,68729,365
201622,101303.51955,64913,124254,9943,502.249,24932,322
201520,505286.42185,45012,059249,4743,484.151,11426,967
201420,185285.81785,64111,586261,2573,698.955,38130,559
201320,223290.01675,82911,623259,1393,715.958,48728,425
201220,553298.12175,80112,285254,3773,689.161,37626,663
201120,152295.31635,62712,042244,2093,579.156,56124,820
201021,138313.51545,92912,476249,4263,699.155,19225,744
200922,412336.31906,71112,928245,2153,679.653,04723,747
200821,888334.21936,41912,623249,2833,806.353,13629,134
200721,768336.51746,07912,862261,7764,047.052,87438,120
200622,303348.71976,42412,934288,4564,510.158,84346,434
200521,745345.62055,78812,941307,6614,889.860,34349,287
200421,330343.61905,86612,417300,8374,846.760,63243,233
200321,272346.91825,71812,509291,5424,755.058,27140,618
200220,964345.51845,79712,249288,9674,762.954,94840,493
200121,258354.71795,93412,545287,2344,792.553,02439,077
200021,788369.71965,81213,043279,1444,736.053,47635,018
199921,716377.31715,80813,026280,7934,878.054,65233,807
199824,380428.52246,57714,839309,4195,438.960,44635,200
199724,724440.72446,73414,864307,7425,485.662,06431,855
199623,857431.22556,58714,187303,1115,478.258,51228,893
199526,300484.32757,20915,602314,2135,785.559,26530,087
199427,317511.32947,46416,329294,7345,516.355,79326,743
199327,040514.62717,20416,181285,7535,437.756,08323,969
199227,454534.52587,17816,321289,5815,638.357,61224,214
199126,224522.62117,30315,181290,1155,781.561,99622,305
199024,410501.62386,32614,731278,4405,721.361,46021,759
198922,460471.72096,67212,641291,4726,122.173,56321,787
198821,543466.42646,73811,930307,0086,646.685,71119,996
198719,945439.52566,41710,902298,4916,577.686,42817,932
198619,505437.02236,03110,869287,5356,442.683,07814,037
198518,757425.42315,82110,285269,0996,103.479,85912,739
198417,676406.42025,24710,051247,6875,695.374,02110,761
198315,986371.82124,5339,318245,3575,706.070,52610,878
198217,251406.41855,00310,116249,4295,875.871,32211,919
198118,839447.32135,47511,036265,1356,294.879,69613,445
198019,098464.32255,55811,146265,3386,450.776,59816,272
197917,064434.61874,73910,317239,2856,094.970,02417,057

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Adams County2025270.11,364.63
Asotin County2024191.71,772.93
Benton County2025237.41,841.56
Chelan County2025189.41,059.63
Clallam County2019268.32,053.24
Clark County2024300.91,855.38
Columbia County202515.4383.92
Cowlitz County2024166.41,630.35
Douglas County202598.3836.64
Ferry County202581.0601.42
Franklin County2024331.31,937.13
Garfield County2025715.0561.82
Grant County2020267.92,557.510
Island County202496.4692.74
Jefferson County2025137.8785.92
King County2025341.02,646.939
Kitsap County2025204.41,387.75
Kittitas County2023122.71,690.15
Klickitat County202437.2772.64
Lewis County2025181.81,142.710
Lincoln County2024136.1600.28
Mason County2025249.9998.32
Okanogan County2016166.21,298.411
Pacific County202464.5379.05
Pend Oreille County202585.8956.74
Pierce County2025407.52,017.819
San Juan County202563.7641.91
Skagit County2025105.81,357.96
Skamania County202550.5353.53
Snohomish County2024176.31,802.720
Spokane County2025343.62,877.08
Stevens County202193.3803.56
Thurston County2020224.71,935.27
Wahkiakum County2025122.9655.51
Walla Walla County2025290.61,259.24
Whatcom County2025180.21,708.67
Yakima County2016300.83,611.014

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Washington?
In 2025, 283.9 violent and 1,974.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Washington (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Washington?
233 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 2.9 per 100,000.

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