Cheney, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cheney, WA Summary

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

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Cheney the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,039.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cheney.
  • The overall crime rate in Cheney is -12.25% below the national average.
  • Cheney ranks #64 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Cheney ranks #6,619 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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Cheney Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cheney is 2,039.4 per 100,000 people. That's -12.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.61% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cheney
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 2,039.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 3 22.9 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 99.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 26 198.6 293.7 369.8
Burglary 42 320.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 178 1,359.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 160.4 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 241 1,840.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Cheney 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 Cheney

26
Violent Crimes
198.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Cheney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cheney is 198.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 503.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cheney each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.38% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cheney

241
Property Crimes
1,840.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-5.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 241 property crimes in Cheney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cheney is 1,840.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cheney each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -5.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.63% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cheney

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spokane, WA 229,292 14,694 6,408.4 5,736.4 672.1
Spokane Valley, WA 108,076 4,750 4,395.1 4,062.0 333.1
Post Falls, ID 46,306 575 1,241.7 1,047.4 194.4
Liberty Lake, WA 12,897 272 2,109.0 1,907.4 201.6
Airway Heights, WA 10,803 472 4,369.2 4,045.2 324.0

Cheney SnackAbility

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