Mount Vernon, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mount Vernon, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,143 total crimes committed in Mount Vernon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,218.7 total crimes per 100K people in Mount Vernon.
  • The overall crime rate in Mount Vernon is 38.49% above the national average.
  • Mount Vernon ranks #107 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Mount Vernon ranks #8,363 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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Mount Vernon Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mount Vernon is 3,218.7 per 100,000 people. That's 38.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.36% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mount Vernon
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,143 3,218.7 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.8 3.9 6.3
Robbery 20 56.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 185.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 96 270.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 155 436.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 737 2,075.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 155 436.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,047 2,948.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon

96
Violent Crimes
270.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 violent crimes in Mount Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mount Vernon is 270.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 369.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mount Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.90% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.95% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mount Vernon

1,047
Property Crimes
2,948.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,047 property crimes in Mount Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mount Vernon is 2,948.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mount Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.90% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mount Vernon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oak Harbor, WA 24,858 235 945.4 885.0 60.3
Arlington, WA 20,176 641 3,177.0 2,845.0 332.1
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
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

Mount Vernon SnackAbility

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