Battle Ground, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Battle Ground, WA Summary

Crime in Battle Ground research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Battle Ground over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Battle Ground:

  • There were 366 total crimes committed in Battle Ground the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,711.5 total crimes per 100K people in Battle Ground.
  • The overall crime rate in Battle Ground is -26.36% below the national average.
  • Battle Ground ranks #53 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Battle Ground ranks #5,892 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Battle Ground Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Battle Ground is 1,711.5 per 100,000 people. That's -26.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.44% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Battle Ground
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 366 1,711.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 3 14.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 79.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 33 154.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 25 116.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 267 1,248.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 191.7 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 333 1,557.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

Battle Ground Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Battle Ground

33
Violent Crimes
154.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Battle Ground in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Battle Ground is 154.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 648.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Battle Ground each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.46% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Battle Ground

333
Property Crimes
1,557.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 333 property crimes in Battle Ground in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Battle Ground is 1,557.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Battle Ground each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.01% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Battle Ground

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vancouver, WA 193,273 12,006 6,211.9 5,576.1 635.9
Camas, WA 27,653 321 1,160.8 1,131.9 28.9
Washougal, WA 16,902 351 2,076.7 1,798.6 278.1
Woodland, WA 6,544 218 3,331.3 3,147.9 183.4

Battle Ground SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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