Milton, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Milton, WA Summary

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

  • There were 399 total crimes committed in Milton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,378.4 total crimes per 100K people in Milton.
  • The overall crime rate in Milton is 88.38% above the national average.
  • Milton ranks #131 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Milton ranks #9,167 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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Milton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milton is 4,378.4 per 100,000 people. That's 88.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 44.68% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Milton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 399 4,378.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 17 186.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 241.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 40 438.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 48 526.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 210 2,304.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 1,108.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 359 3,939.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Milton 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 Milton

40
Violent Crimes
438.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Milton is 438.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.69% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.45% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Milton

359
Property Crimes
3,939.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
101.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 359 property crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Milton is 3,939.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 101.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.17% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Milton

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
Federal Way, WA 97,094 5,633 5,801.6 5,251.6 550.0
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
Edgewood, WA 12,900 456 3,534.9 3,364.3 170.5
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
Pacific, WA 6,966 217 3,115.1 2,885.4 229.7
Algona, WA 3,194 77 2,410.8 1,941.1 469.6

Milton SnackAbility

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