Edmonds, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Edmonds, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,223 total crimes committed in Edmonds the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,863.2 total crimes per 100K people in Edmonds.
  • The overall crime rate in Edmonds is 23.19% above the national average.
  • Edmonds ranks #92 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Edmonds ranks #7,965 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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Edmonds Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Edmonds is 2,863.2 per 100,000 people. That's 23.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.38% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Edmonds
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,223 2,863.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.3 3.9 6.3
Robbery 32 74.9 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 64 149.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 104 243.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 171 400.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 838 1,961.9 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 110 257.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,119 2,619.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Edmonds 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 Edmonds

104
Violent Crimes
243.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 violent crimes in Edmonds in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Edmonds is 243.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 410.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Edmonds each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -17.10% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Edmonds

1,119
Property Crimes
2,619.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,119 property crimes in Edmonds in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Edmonds is 2,619.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Edmonds each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.12% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Edmonds

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Shoreline, WA 57,147 1,785 3,123.5 2,850.5 273.0
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
Lake Stevens, WA 36,828 428 1,162.2 993.8 168.4
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Mountlake Terrace, WA 21,589 647 2,996.9 2,839.4 157.5
Monroe, WA 20,309 603 2,969.1 2,703.2 265.9
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7
Snohomish, WA 10,125 296 2,923.5 2,716.0 207.4
Brier, WA 6,448 73 1,132.1 977.0 155.1

Edmonds SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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