2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Kennewick, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood has 55% more violent crime than Kennewick.
- Lakewood has 32% more property crime than Kennewick.
 Kennewick, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.222.7
 Property Crime43  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Kennewick, WashingtonCrime Index
 Connell, WA12.7
 West Pasco, WA14.6
 West Richland, WA16.2
 Kahlotus, WA21.3
 Prosser, WA22.9
 Mesa, WA24.3
 Richland, WA25.25
 Pasco, WA25.85
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