Elma, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elma, WA Summary

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

  • There were 78 total crimes committed in Elma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,222.9 total crimes per 100K people in Elma.
  • The overall crime rate in Elma is -4.36% below the national average.
  • Elma ranks #73 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Elma ranks #6,996 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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Elma Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elma is 2,222.9 per 100,000 people. That's -4.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.54% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elma
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 78 2,222.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 114.0 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 6 171.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 21 598.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 43 1,225.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 228.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 72 2,051.9 2,732.4 1,954.4

Elma 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 Elma

6
Violent Crimes
171.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Elma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elma is 171.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 584.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elma each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.78% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elma

72
Property Crimes
2,051.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Elma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elma is 2,051.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.91% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bremerton, WA 44,256 2,069 4,675.1 4,200.6 474.5
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
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
Yelm, WA 10,749 330 3,070.1 2,800.3 269.8
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
Ocean Shores, WA 6,604 95 1,438.5 1,362.8 75.7
Montesano, WA 4,196 54 1,286.9 1,263.1 23.8

Elma SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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