Sequim, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sequim, WA Summary

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

  • There were 330 total crimes committed in Sequim the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,910.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sequim.
  • The overall crime rate in Sequim is 68.25% above the national average.
  • Sequim ranks #121 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Sequim ranks #8,900 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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Sequim Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sequim is 3,910.4 per 100,000 people. That's 68.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 29.22% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sequim
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 330 3,910.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 23.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 165.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 20 237.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 58 687.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 216 2,559.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 426.6 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 310 3,673.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Sequim 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 Sequim

20
Violent Crimes
237.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Sequim in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sequim is 237.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 421.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sequim each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.31% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sequim

310
Property Crimes
3,673.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
87.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 310 property crimes in Sequim in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sequim is 3,673.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sequim each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 87.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.44% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sequim

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
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Port Angeles, WA 20,290 904 4,455.4 3,785.1 670.3
Port Orchard, WA 16,351 1,027 6,281.0 5,840.6 440.3
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7
Port Townsend, WA 10,452 164 1,569.1 1,387.3 181.8
Burlington, WA 10,187 1,200 11,779.7 11,446.0 333.8
Snohomish, WA 10,125 296 2,923.5 2,716.0 207.4

Sequim SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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