Mercer Island, WA Crime


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Mercer Island, WA has a much lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Mercer Island is 6.2 while the national average is 22.7. Property crime also significantly lower than the national average – 28.5 for Mercer Island versus 35.4 for the US as a whole. This makes Mercer Island an attractive place to live and visit, since it’s statistically safer than most other places in the country.

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

Mercer Island violent crime is 6.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Mercer Island property crime is 28.5. (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
Mercer Island, WA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200042.10149.318.71715.7229.11407.179.5
200135.74.517.98.94.51862.7259.11402.6201
200248.504.48.835.31727.6299.71304.5123.4
20037108.944.417.71645.72751228.8142
200466.308.817.739.82706.24511976.6278.6
200531.1008.922.22006311.41525.7169
200690.3021.58.660.21943.7322.51483.6137.6
200725.3004.221.11656308.41220.9126.7
200853.90012.441.41736.1327.31284.5124.3
200945.108.28.228.71683.7303.11323.257.4
201056.60416.236.41310.9202.31068.240.5
201147.7001334.71765.3255.91448.760.7
20124708.68.629.91432.8359.31047.925.7
201333.408.34.220.91514.52921172.350.1
201424.504.14.116.41525.8278.21194.553.2
201520.208.148.12203.2335.51794.972.8
201623.507.811.83.92080.2411.31625.743.1
201727.4007.819.61808238.71483.286.1
201839015.615.67.81762.8245.71427.489.7
201930.33.87.63.815.11404.9242.41086.875.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Beaux Arts Village, WA0.0604.233122019
Newcastle, WA83.21,631.310,54342019
Bellevue, WA123.22,838.2126,02242019
Medina, WA0.01,588.33,01642019
Clyde Hill, WA0.01,105.93,07742019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newcastle, WA83.21,631.310,54342019
Tukwila, WA773.016,390.217,28372019
Issaquah, WA49.22,799.417,35292019
SeaTac, WA440.23,717.927,69992019
Des Moines, WA262.93,078.830,555132019

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Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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