Newcastle, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newcastle, WA Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Newcastle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,433.1 total crimes per 100K people in Newcastle.
  • The overall crime rate in Newcastle is 4.69% above the national average.
  • Newcastle ranks #84 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Newcastle ranks #7,381 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.

Additional research about crime in Washington

Newcastle Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newcastle is 2,433.1 per 100,000 people. That's 4.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.60% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newcastle
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 2,433.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 3 23.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 46.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 11 86.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 53 414.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 186 1,455.2 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 477.2 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 300 2,347.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Newcastle 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 Newcastle

11
Violent Crimes
86.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newcastle is 86.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,162.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.70% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newcastle

300
Property Crimes
2,347.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 300 property crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newcastle is 2,347.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.10% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newcastle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellevue, WA 147,079 5,799 3,942.8 3,786.4 156.4
Kent, WA 133,066 7,967 5,987.3 5,528.1 459.2
Renton, WA 103,619 5,178 4,997.2 4,628.5 368.7
Auburn, WA 84,279 4,755 5,642.0 5,142.4 499.5
Issaquah, WA 38,917 1,711 4,396.5 4,347.7 48.8
Des Moines, WA 32,541 1,235 3,795.2 3,491.0 304.2
SeaTac, WA 30,203 1,764 5,840.5 5,208.1 632.4
Mercer Island, WA 25,121 450 1,791.3 1,691.8 99.5
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Tukwila, WA 21,473 4,459 20,765.6 19,992.5 773.1

Newcastle SnackAbility

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