Washington crime rate
The FBI estimates 283.9 violent crimes and 1,974.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Washington in 2025. The violent crime rate is below the US rate of 327.6 and fell 14.0% from 2024.
Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
The FBI estimates 283.9 violent crimes per 100,000 Washington residents in 2025, 0.9 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime was 1,974.8 per 100,000, 1.3 times the national 1,534.8. Property crime fell 34.9% from 2021, when it was 3,035.5, with motor vehicle theft down 43.7% and burglary down 41.1%.
Violent crime fell 15.4% from 2021, and the US rate went from 387.0 to 327.6 in the same years. In the last year alone, violent crime fell 14.0% and property crime 20.8%. On average, agencies covering 98% of Washington's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 96%).
The state rates are FBI estimates; each city page uses only what its police department reported.
Which Washington cities are covered?
| City | Residents | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | 2025 coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 791,503 | 705.9 | 4,461.0 | 12 of 12 months |
| Spokane | 230,962 | 612.7 | 4,392.9 | 12 of 12 months |
| Tacoma | 230,369 | 865.6 | 4,030.9 | 12 of 12 months |
Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.
What are the Washington crime rates by offense, 2025?
| Offense | Washington | US | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | |||
| Violent crime | 283.9 | 327.6 | down 14.0% |
| Murder | 2.9 | 4.1 | down 23.7% |
| Rape | 38.0 | 36.1 | down 5.5% |
| Robbery | 51.7 | 49.4 | down 23.6% |
| Aggravated assault | 191.2 | 238.0 | down 12.5% |
| Property crime | |||
| Property crime | 1,974.8 | 1,534.8 | down 20.8% |
| Burglary | 314.2 | 193.6 | down 22.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,401.6 | 1,144.1 | down 15.3% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 259.0 | 197.0 | down 40.5% |
| Arson | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not estimated |
Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.
About this state's data
State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335.7 | 387.0 |
| 2022 | 378.9 | 388.7 |
| 2023 | 359.3 | 379.5 |
| 2024 | 330.1 | 362.9 |
| 2025 | 283.9 | 327.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,035.5 | 1,832.3 |
| 2022 | 3,370.7 | 1,973.8 |
| 2023 | 2,891.1 | 1,934.1 |
| 2024 | 2,494.4 | 1,761.1 |
| 2025 | 1,974.8 | 1,534.8 |
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Washington and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (2)
- FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
- Washington: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_WA_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)