Port Orchard, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Port Orchard, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,027 total crimes committed in Port Orchard the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,281.0 total crimes per 100K people in Port Orchard.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Orchard is 170.24% above the national average.
  • Port Orchard ranks #164 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Port Orchard ranks #9,638 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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Port Orchard Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Orchard is 6,281.0 per 100,000 people. That's 170.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 107.56% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Orchard
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,027 6,281.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 17 104.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 244.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 72 440.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 136 831.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 596 3,645.0 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 223 1,363.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 955 5,840.6 2,732.4 1,954.4

Port Orchard 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 Port Orchard

72
Violent Crimes
440.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
19.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Port Orchard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Orchard is 440.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Orchard each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 19.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.93% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Orchard

955
Property Crimes
5,840.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
198.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 955 property crimes in Port Orchard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Orchard is 5,840.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port Orchard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 198.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.75% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Port Orchard

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bremerton, WA 44,256 2,069 4,675.1 4,200.6 474.5
SeaTac, WA 30,203 1,764 5,840.5 5,208.1 632.4
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7

Port Orchard SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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