Bremerton, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bremerton, WA Summary

Crime in Bremerton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bremerton 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 Bremerton:

  • There were 2,069 total crimes committed in Bremerton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,675.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bremerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bremerton is 101.15% above the national average.
  • Bremerton ranks #141 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Bremerton ranks #9,296 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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Bremerton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bremerton is 4,675.1 per 100,000 people. That's 101.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.49% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bremerton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,069 4,675.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.3 3.9 6.3
Robbery 44 99.4 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 125 282.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 210 474.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 316 714.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,191 2,691.2 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 352 795.4 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,859 4,200.6 2,732.4 1,954.4

Bremerton 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 Bremerton

210
Violent Crimes
474.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
28.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 violent crimes in Bremerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bremerton is 474.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bremerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 28.32% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 61.56% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bremerton

1,859
Property Crimes
4,200.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
114.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,859 property crimes in Bremerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bremerton is 4,200.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bremerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 114.93% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.73% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bremerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Port Orchard, WA 16,351 1,027 6,281.0 5,840.6 440.3
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7

Bremerton SnackAbility

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