Moses Lake, WA Crime


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Moses Lake, WA has a significantly higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. According to recent data, the violent crime rate in Moses Lake is 30.4, which is 7.7 points higher than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Moses Lake is 87.3, which is 51.9 points above the national average of 35.4. This shows that Moses Lake has an elevated level of criminal activity relative to other cities in the United States and requires greater attention from law enforcement authorities and community members alike if it wants to reduce its overall crime rate.

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

Moses Lake violent crime is 30.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Moses Lake property crime is 87.3. (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
Moses Lake, WA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000455.3671.989.9287.56816.8958.45606.8251.6
2001566.1098.785.6381.87978.41277.16326.1375.2
20026436.5162.4123.4350.798851428.87858.7597.5
2003390.30136.3105.3148.78246.61412.66536.6297.4
2004342.812.267.367.3195.99340.21273.17669.2397.8
2005461.70119.978263.98515.21577.16446.4491.7
2006403.911.770.2122.919910028.11738.77551.8737.6
2007466.90136.7113.9216.410255.71913.37772.9569.4
2008563.410.954.7125.8371.99511.61848.77197.9464.9
20095100119.7109.32817754.81431.25808.3515.2
2010403.7063.287.6252.97354.41444.65496.4413.4
2011333.64.843.582.22037086.91339.15395352.9
2013481.1088.7135.5256.97356.41536.75324.6495.1
2014458.84.692.797.3264.167471302.14865.6579.2
2015499.44.590.8131.7272.47068.91221.35116.7731
2016496.24.544.753.6393.36101.41171.14469.9460.4
2017569.9069.682.7417.74729.2713.53645.9369.8
2018336.74.246.337.9248.34414.4732.23383.4298.8

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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
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West Richland, WA97.8671.312,303562019
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The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 9 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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