Lynden, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lynden, WA Summary

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

  • There were 358 total crimes committed in Lynden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,199.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lynden.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynden is -5.36% below the national average.
  • Lynden ranks #71 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Lynden ranks #6,949 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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Lynden Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynden is 2,199.7 per 100,000 people. That's -5.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.31% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynden
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 358 2,199.7 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 12.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 55.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 18 110.6 293.7 369.8
Burglary 30 184.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 299 1,837.2 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 67.6 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 340 2,089.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Lynden 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 Lynden

18
Violent Crimes
110.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Lynden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynden is 110.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 904.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynden each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.34% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynden

340
Property Crimes
2,089.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 340 property crimes in Lynden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynden is 2,089.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.54% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellingham, WA 93,014 6,436 6,919.4 6,513.0 406.4
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Oak Harbor, WA 24,858 235 945.4 885.0 60.3
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
Ferndale, WA 15,816 470 2,971.7 2,794.6 177.0
Burlington, WA 10,187 1,200 11,779.7 11,446.0 333.8
Stanwood, WA 9,132 130 1,423.6 1,346.9 76.7
Blaine, WA 6,050 137 2,264.5 2,016.5 247.9
Everson, WA 4,653 30 644.7 558.8 86.0
Sumas, WA 1,647 10 607.2 425.0 182.1

Lynden SnackAbility

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