Spokane, WA Crime


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Crime in Spokane, WA is well above the US averages in both violent crime and property crime. The rate of violent crime is 28.6 compared to the US average of 22.7, while the rate of property crime is 95.3 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that people living and visiting Spokane are at a much higher risk for being victims of violent or property crimes than those elsewhere in America. Residents of Spokane should take extra caution and security measures to protect themselves from becoming victims of these crimes.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Spokane violent crime is 28.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Spokane property crime is 95.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Spokane, WA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000653.84.236.61964177991.71573.15732.4686.2
20017093.539.7221.4444.37881.51560.35430.1891.1
2002646.49.941.2188.2407.17244.61320.55087.5836.5
2003585.46.642.4178.53588020.21539.45677.5803.2
2004606.7445.2155.8401.69028.21692.96415.4919.9
2005561.76.539.1143.4372.66103.81221.83978.3903.8
2006597.9545.5195.8351.65896.11081.43666.31148.4
2007666.86.144.4208.8407.55737.610973625.31015.3
20086716.546.7228.3389.65471.71126.13582.3763.3
2009625.83.437218.3367.16487.912644368856
2010624.8339.4212.5369.97399.91406.55005.1988.3
2011614.51.939.6228.13457087.41427.94821.5837.9
2012645.36.138.2253.1347.88730.11803.85938.8987.4
20135.279.2247.2355.69321.61856.16372.51093
2014547.84.755.4197.1290.58559.21594.65902.11062.4
2015522.35.655.9156.6304.27508.81324.45363.5820.9
2016597.63.786.4143364.47688.21237.25520.3930.7
2017626.52.8109.6105.5408.67231.41023.25408800.2
2018798.33.7160.8136.1497.77074.9976.15329.9768.9
2019689.62.7104.3141.1441.45919.3790.74548.3580.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Airway Heights, WA282.94,274.56,19882019
Spokane Valley, WA308.04,421.582,97382019
Liberty Lake, WA72.41,503.27,709142019
Medical Lake, WA84.9764.54,709152008
Cheney, WA308.71,614.910,756152019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Spokane Valley, WA308.04,421.582,97382019
Bellevue, WA123.22,838.2126,0222212019
Everett, WA303.63,553.898,5522222019
Renton, WA314.24,042.593,7222232019
Kent, WA371.03,969.4122,1022252019

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Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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