Covington, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Covington, WA Summary

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

  • There were 919 total crimes committed in Covington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,442.6 total crimes per 100K people in Covington.
  • The overall crime rate in Covington is 91.15% above the national average.
  • Covington ranks #135 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Covington ranks #9,195 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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Covington Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Covington is 4,442.6 per 100,000 people. That's 91.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.81% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Covington
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 919 4,442.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 28 135.4 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 135.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 67 323.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 153 739.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 577 2,789.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 122 589.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 852 4,118.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Covington 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 Covington

67
Violent Crimes
323.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Covington is 323.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.28% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Covington

852
Property Crimes
4,118.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
110.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 852 property crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Covington is 4,118.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 110.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.73% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Covington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Kent, WA 133,066 7,967 5,987.3 5,528.1 459.2
Auburn, WA 84,279 4,755 5,642.0 5,142.4 499.5
Puyallup, WA 42,580 3,257 7,649.1 7,268.7 380.5
SeaTac, WA 30,203 1,764 5,840.5 5,208.1 632.4
Maple Valley, WA 28,175 528 1,874.0 1,764.0 110.0
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Sumner, WA 10,681 643 6,020.0 5,795.3 224.7
Orting, WA 8,877 123 1,385.6 1,216.6 169.0
Black Diamond, WA 7,021 72 1,025.5 1,025.5 0.0

Covington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
3
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