Crime in Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, WA remains relatively safe with low levels reported across numerous categories including homicide or assault while burglaries remain a problem in certain neighborhoods leading police pursue expanded community policing strategies working closely with citizens any way they can help reduce criminal activity throughout entire region even further into future years ahead.

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

Tacoma violent crime is 43.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Tacoma property crime is 85.2. (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

Tacoma, WA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	1300.4	8.1	73.8	404.2	814.3	8793	1538	5620.4	1634.6
2001	1074.1	7.6	72.7	377.9	615.9	8268	1485	5102.3	1680.8
2002	1094.8	9.5	85.8	358.8	640.7	9031.7	1521.3	5884.6	1625.7
2003	1079.2	6.5	74.7	370.3	627.8	8045.7	1517.1	5058.5	1470
2004	1017.5	6.5	87.9	363.6	559.5	8327	1505.2	5203.6	1618.2
2005	1013.3	6.5	60.4	347.2	599.3	8453.9	1637.8	5026	1790.2
2006	1041.8	10.5	71.3	341.3	618.8	8300.5	1644.1	4849.3	1807.2
2007	1045.7	7.1	71.1	328.6	638.9	7595.9	1334.6	4563.5	1697.7
2008	1013.5	7.6	72.1	316	617.7	7656	1468.1	4807.2	1380.7
2009	984	4	72.4	328	579.6	7074.9	1470.5	4755.6	848.9
2010	851.7	7	70.6	268	506	6347.9	1449.4	3878.4	1020.1
2011	747.9	5.5	62	221.3	459	5985.8	1344.4	3586.9	1054.5
2012	797	5.9	45.9	239.8	505.3	6349	1463.1	3945.3	940.6
2013	869	4.9	70.9	257.8	535.4	6549.4	1518.5	4034.9	995.9
2014	793.8	5.9	65.5	249.1	473.3	6213.8	1527.4	3673.8	1012.6
2015	818.8	5.8	71.1	234.4	507.5	6315.1	1233.5	4104.7	976.9
2016	952.8	6.2	75.7	257.2	613.6	6549.8	1152.9	4149.3	1247.7
2017	813.6	4.7	80.1	188.8	540	5574.1	970.9	3626.2	977
2018	866.5	7.9	91.8	233.2	533.6	5267.8	886.5	3511.1	870.2
2019	845.2	7.3	73.2	193	571.7	5220.7	808.6	3668.4	743.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Fircrest, WA	160.5	1,430.2	6,637	3	2019
Ruston, WA	117.0	4,561.4	766	4	2019
University Place, WA	258.2	1,587.2	30,999	5	2019
Fife, WA	755.5	6,431.6	8,322	5	2019
Milton, WA	381.8	2,505.7	7,127	7	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Kent, WA	371.0	3,969.4	122,102	15	2019
Renton, WA	314.2	4,042.5	93,722	20	2019
Bellevue, WA	123.2	2,838.2	126,022	28	2019
Everett, WA	303.6	3,553.8	98,552	54	2019
Vancouver, WA	480.5	3,241.6	166,375	112	2019

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

Reviews for Tacoma 40 Reviews

Tacoma isn't perfect, but it's pretty damn great - 12/28/2021
I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town... Read More

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We LOVE it here - 7/31/2021
We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and... Read More

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Not after 23 years - 7/14/2020
Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your... Read More

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