East Wenatchee, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Wenatchee, WA Summary

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

  • There were 314 total crimes committed in East Wenatchee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,204.6 total crimes per 100K people in East Wenatchee.
  • The overall crime rate in East Wenatchee is -5.15% below the national average.
  • East Wenatchee ranks #72 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • East Wenatchee ranks #6,963 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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East Wenatchee Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Wenatchee is 2,204.6 per 100,000 people. That's -5.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.15% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Wenatchee
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 314 2,204.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 4 28.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 91.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 20 140.4 293.7 369.8
Burglary 47 330.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 223 1,565.7 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 168.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 294 2,064.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

East Wenatchee 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 East Wenatchee

20
Violent Crimes
140.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in East Wenatchee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Wenatchee is 140.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 712.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Wenatchee each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.19% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Wenatchee

294
Property Crimes
2,064.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 294 property crimes in East Wenatchee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Wenatchee is 2,064.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Wenatchee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.62% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.46% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Wenatchee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wenatchee, WA 35,462 1,067 3,008.9 2,769.2 239.7
Ellensburg, WA 19,822 583 2,941.2 2,688.9 252.2
Ephrata, WA 8,465 450 5,316.0 5,079.7 236.3
Quincy, WA 8,413 224 2,662.5 2,496.1 166.4

East Wenatchee SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
9
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