Lakewood, Washington 

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United States / Washington / Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area / Pierce County / Lakewood / Zip Codes
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Crime in Lakewood, Washington

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

Lakewood violent crime is 36.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Lakewood property crime is 62.9. (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



Lakewood, WA Crime History

*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000912.310.381.2251569.86479.11530.84036912.3
2001755.98.5104.8301341.66334.312974142.9894.5
2002737.41.796.8223.6415.46276.512734252.7750.8
2003712.46.780.8208.84166772.414724557.6742.8
2004849579230.3534.66785.11585.34317.2882.6
2005834.25.1103.6210.7514.86656.91481.64227.3948.1
2006872.811.992.1250.6518.26358.51338.24106.6913.7
2007861.43.581.8238.4537.76480.51548.83854.51077.2
20089325.399.9254572.960301210.64117702.5
2009994.33.588300.9601.95349.91034.83864.6450.5
2010858069.6238.45504763.41016.43271.9475.1
2011856.53.472.8198.1582.34619.61020.73113485.8
2012782.61.765.6181.8533.54869.11203.43298.8366.9
2013694.23.469.4152.44694488.91141.32997.1350.5
2014640.71.770.8148.4419.84155.91085.82704.3365.9
2015690.5071.7150.1468.74429.8895.63110.5423.6
2016746.4078.1167.9500.44885.9979.23289.9616.8
2017695.86.588.4145.7455.14572.77993154.9618.9
2018647.514.856131.8444.94643800.73194.7647.5
2019756.83.380.4165.8507.33769.16322638.1499



Crime in Nearby Cities

City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Steilacoom, WA202.41,198.86,42332019
University Place, WA258.21,587.234,08542019
Fircrest, WA160.51,430.26,85252019
Dupont, WA206.81,271.79,67272019
Tacoma, WA845.25,220.7218,65072019



Crime in Similar Size Cities

City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Federal Way, WA336.64,247.998,025142019
Auburn, WA437.04,047.082,381182018
Burien, WA343.63,329.052,388232019
Renton, WA314.24,042.5103,452272019
Sammamish, WA34.4604.666,820382019


Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.





Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Lakewood City is moving in a positive direction - 1/21/2018
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... Read More
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Stay far away. - 1/10/2018
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... Read More
Nate | Lakewood, WA | Reply | No Replies
   
lakeHood - 10/17/2009
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... Read More
shaun | Lakewood, WA | Reply | No Replies
   

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98499 98498 98439

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