Pasco, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pasco, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,509 total crimes committed in Pasco the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,140.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pasco.
  • The overall crime rate in Pasco is 35.11% above the national average.
  • Pasco ranks #103 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Pasco ranks #8,281 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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Pasco Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pasco is 3,140.2 per 100,000 people. That's 35.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.77% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pasco
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,509 3,140.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.5 3.9 6.3
Robbery 58 72.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 166 207.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 254 317.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 313 391.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,414 1,769.7 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 528 660.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,255 2,822.3 2,732.4 1,954.4

Pasco 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 Pasco

254
Violent Crimes
317.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 254 violent crimes in Pasco in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pasco is 317.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pasco each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.24% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pasco

2,255
Property Crimes
2,822.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,255 property crimes in Pasco in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pasco is 2,822.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pasco each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.29% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pasco

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,058 4,367 5,134.1 4,656.8 477.3
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
Walla Walla, WA 33,899 1,163 3,430.8 3,059.1 371.7
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
West Richland, WA 17,557 215 1,224.6 1,133.5 91.1
Pendleton, OR 16,780 685 4,082.2 3,831.9 250.3
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5

Pasco SnackAbility

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