Fircrest, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fircrest, WA Summary

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

  • There were 165 total crimes committed in Fircrest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,341.4 total crimes per 100K people in Fircrest.
  • The overall crime rate in Fircrest is 0.74% above the national average.
  • Fircrest ranks #79 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Fircrest ranks #7,218 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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Fircrest Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fircrest is 2,341.4 per 100,000 people. That's 0.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.63% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fircrest
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 165 2,341.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 4 56.8 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 99.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 12 170.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 21 298.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 86 1,220.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 652.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 153 2,171.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Fircrest 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 Fircrest

12
Violent Crimes
170.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Fircrest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fircrest is 170.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 587.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fircrest each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.02% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fircrest

153
Property Crimes
2,171.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 153 property crimes in Fircrest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fircrest is 2,171.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fircrest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.54% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fircrest

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
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Puyallup, WA 42,580 3,257 7,649.1 7,268.7 380.5
University Place, WA 34,846 1,112 3,191.2 2,941.5 249.7
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
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
Steilacoom, WA 6,690 96 1,435.0 1,360.2 74.7
Ruston, WA 1,053 67 6,362.8 5,982.9 379.9

Fircrest SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8
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