Kennewick, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kennewick, WA Summary

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

  • There were 4,367 total crimes committed in Kennewick the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,134.1 total crimes per 100K people in Kennewick.
  • The overall crime rate in Kennewick is 120.90% above the national average.
  • Kennewick ranks #147 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Kennewick ranks #9,436 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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Kennewick Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kennewick is 5,134.1 per 100,000 people. That's 120.90% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 69.66% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kennewick
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,367 5,134.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 8 9.4 3.9 6.3
Robbery 61 71.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 269 316.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 406 477.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 505 593.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 2,720 3,197.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 736 865.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 3,961 4,656.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Kennewick 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 Kennewick

406
Violent Crimes
477.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 406 violent crimes in Kennewick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kennewick is 477.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kennewick each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 62.52% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kennewick

3,961
Property Crimes
4,656.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
138.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,961 property crimes in Kennewick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kennewick is 4,656.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kennewick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 138.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.43% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kennewick

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pasco, WA 79,899 2,509 3,140.2 2,822.3 317.9
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
Walla Walla, WA 33,899 1,163 3,430.8 3,059.1 371.7
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
West Richland, WA 17,557 215 1,224.6 1,133.5 91.1
Pendleton, OR 16,780 685 4,082.2 3,831.9 250.3
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5

Kennewick SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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