Mountlake Terrace, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mountlake Terrace, WA Summary

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

  • There were 647 total crimes committed in Mountlake Terrace the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,996.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mountlake Terrace.
  • The overall crime rate in Mountlake Terrace is 28.94% above the national average.
  • Mountlake Terrace ranks #97 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Mountlake Terrace ranks #8,133 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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Mountlake Terrace Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mountlake Terrace is 2,996.9 per 100,000 people. That's 28.94% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.97% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mountlake Terrace
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 647 2,996.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 9 41.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 83.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 34 157.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 88 407.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 419 1,940.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 106 491.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 613 2,839.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Mountlake Terrace 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 Mountlake Terrace

34
Violent Crimes
157.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Mountlake Terrace in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mountlake Terrace is 157.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 635.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mountlake Terrace each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.38% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mountlake Terrace

613
Property Crimes
2,839.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 613 property crimes in Mountlake Terrace in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mountlake Terrace is 2,839.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mountlake Terrace each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.91% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mountlake Terrace

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Shoreline, WA 57,147 1,785 3,123.5 2,850.5 273.0
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
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
Kenmore, WA 23,107 310 1,341.6 1,281.0 60.6
Monroe, WA 20,309 603 2,969.1 2,703.2 265.9
Lake Forest Park, WA 13,096 276 2,107.5 2,008.2 99.3
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7

Mountlake Terrace SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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