Lynnwood, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lynnwood, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,669 total crimes committed in Lynnwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,241.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lynnwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynnwood is 168.53% above the national average.
  • Lynnwood ranks #163 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Lynnwood ranks #9,634 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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Lynnwood Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynnwood is 6,241.2 per 100,000 people. That's 168.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 106.24% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynnwood
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,669 6,241.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 5 11.7 3.9 6.3
Robbery 54 126.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 64 149.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 141 329.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 310 724.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,949 4,557.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 269 629.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,528 5,911.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Lynnwood 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 Lynnwood

141
Violent Crimes
329.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 violent crimes in Lynnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynnwood is 329.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 303.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.26% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynnwood

2,528
Property Crimes
5,911.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
202.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,528 property crimes in Lynnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynnwood is 5,911.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 202.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 116.35% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynnwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Seattle, WA 729,691 47,860 6,558.9 5,720.9 838.0
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Edmonds, WA 42,714 1,223 2,863.2 2,619.7 243.5
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
Woodinville, WA 13,357 553 4,140.2 3,953.0 187.2
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

Lynnwood SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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