Vancouver, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vancouver, WA Summary

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

  • There were 12,006 total crimes committed in Vancouver the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,211.9 total crimes per 100K people in Vancouver.
  • The overall crime rate in Vancouver is 167.27% above the national average.
  • Vancouver ranks #162 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Vancouver ranks #9,629 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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Vancouver Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vancouver is 6,211.9 per 100,000 people. That's 167.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 105.28% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vancouver
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,006 6,211.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 14 7.2 3.9 6.3
Robbery 293 151.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 790 408.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1,229 635.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 1,351 699.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 6,625 3,427.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 2,801 1,449.2 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 10,777 5,576.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Vancouver 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 Vancouver

1,229
Violent Crimes
635.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
71.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,229 violent crimes in Vancouver in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vancouver is 635.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vancouver each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 71.95% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 116.51% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vancouver

10,777
Property Crimes
5,576.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
185.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,777 property crimes in Vancouver in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vancouver is 5,576.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vancouver each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 185.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.07% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vancouver

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lake Oswego, OR 40,044 665 1,660.7 1,580.8 79.9
Camas, WA 27,653 321 1,160.8 1,131.9 28.9
West Linn, OR 26,842 310 1,154.9 1,072.9 82.0
Battle Ground, WA 21,385 366 1,711.5 1,557.2 154.3
Washougal, WA 16,902 351 2,076.7 1,798.6 278.1

Vancouver SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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