Centralia, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Centralia, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,037 total crimes committed in Centralia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,459.9 total crimes per 100K people in Centralia.
  • The overall crime rate in Centralia is 134.92% above the national average.
  • Centralia ranks #152 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Centralia ranks #9,513 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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Centralia Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centralia is 5,459.9 per 100,000 people. That's 134.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 80.43% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centralia
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,037 5,459.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 10.5 3.9 6.3
Robbery 12 63.2 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 189.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 63 331.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 125 658.1 522.1 269.8
Larceny 730 3,843.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 119 626.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 974 5,128.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

Centralia 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 Centralia

63
Violent Crimes
331.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centralia is 331.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 301.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.94% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centralia

974
Property Crimes
5,128.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
162.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 974 property crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centralia is 5,128.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 162.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.68% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centralia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
Kelso, WA 12,723 646 5,077.4 4,668.7 408.7
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Shelton, WA 11,102 443 3,990.3 3,395.8 594.5
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Hoquiam, WA 8,918 216 2,422.1 2,298.7 123.3
Chehalis, WA 7,870 562 7,141.0 6,836.1 305.0
Napavine, WA 1,999 40 2,001.0 1,901.0 100.1
Tenino, WA 1,886 32 1,696.7 1,166.5 530.2
Winlock, WA 1,704 34 1,995.3 1,877.9 117.4

Centralia SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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