Prosser, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prosser, WA Summary

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

  • There were 145 total crimes committed in Prosser the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,363.1 total crimes per 100K people in Prosser.
  • The overall crime rate in Prosser is 1.67% above the national average.
  • Prosser ranks #80 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Prosser ranks #7,246 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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Prosser Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prosser is 2,363.1 per 100,000 people. That's 1.67% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.91% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prosser
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 145 2,363.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 1 16.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 97.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 114.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 13 211.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 96 1,564.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 472.6 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 138 2,249.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Prosser 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 Prosser

7
Violent Crimes
114.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Prosser in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prosser is 114.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 876.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prosser each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.16% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prosser

138
Property Crimes
2,249.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 138 property crimes in Prosser in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prosser is 2,249.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prosser each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.69% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prosser

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yakima, WA 96,267 3,615 3,755.2 3,143.3 611.8
Kennewick, WA 85,058 4,367 5,134.1 4,656.8 477.3
Pasco, WA 79,899 2,509 3,140.2 2,822.3 317.9
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
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
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
Toppenish, WA 8,717 725 8,317.1 7,445.2 871.9
Selah, WA 8,258 192 2,325.0 2,203.9 121.1

Prosser SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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