Shoreline, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shoreline, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,785 total crimes committed in Shoreline the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,123.5 total crimes per 100K people in Shoreline.
  • The overall crime rate in Shoreline is 34.39% above the national average.
  • Shoreline ranks #102 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Shoreline ranks #8,263 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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Shoreline Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shoreline is 3,123.5 per 100,000 people. That's 34.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.22% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shoreline
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,785 3,123.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.5 3.9 6.3
Robbery 48 84.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 82 143.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 156 273.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 335 586.2 522.1 269.8
Larceny 993 1,737.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 301 526.7 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,629 2,850.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Shoreline 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 Shoreline

156
Violent Crimes
273.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 156 violent crimes in Shoreline in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shoreline is 273.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 366.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shoreline each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.05% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shoreline

1,629
Property Crimes
2,850.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,629 property crimes in Shoreline in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shoreline is 2,850.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shoreline each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.85% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.32% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shoreline

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
Edmonds, WA 42,714 1,223 2,863.2 2,619.7 243.5
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Kenmore, WA 23,107 310 1,341.6 1,281.0 60.6
Mountlake Terrace, WA 21,589 647 2,996.9 2,839.4 157.5
Tukwila, WA 21,473 4,459 20,765.6 19,992.5 773.1
Monroe, WA 20,309 603 2,969.1 2,703.2 265.9
Lake Forest Park, WA 13,096 276 2,107.5 2,008.2 99.3
Poulsbo, WA 11,814 480 4,063.0 3,741.3 321.7

Shoreline SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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