Puyallup, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Puyallup, WA Summary

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

  • There were 3,257 total crimes committed in Puyallup the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,649.1 total crimes per 100K people in Puyallup.
  • The overall crime rate in Puyallup is 229.11% above the national average.
  • Puyallup ranks #171 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Puyallup ranks #9,753 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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Puyallup Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Puyallup is 7,649.1 per 100,000 people. That's 229.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 152.77% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Puyallup
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,257 7,649.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.3 3.9 6.3
Robbery 70 164.4 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 164.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 162 380.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 384 901.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,929 4,530.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 782 1,836.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 3,095 7,268.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Puyallup 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 Puyallup

162
Violent Crimes
380.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 162 violent crimes in Puyallup in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Puyallup is 380.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Puyallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.54% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Puyallup

3,095
Property Crimes
7,268.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
271.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,095 property crimes in Puyallup in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Puyallup is 7,268.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Puyallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 271.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 166.01% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Puyallup

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Edgewood, WA 12,900 456 3,534.9 3,364.3 170.5
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Sumner, WA 10,681 643 6,020.0 5,795.3 224.7

Puyallup SnackAbility

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