Wenatchee, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wenatchee, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,067 total crimes committed in Wenatchee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,008.9 total crimes per 100K people in Wenatchee.
  • The overall crime rate in Wenatchee is 29.46% above the national average.
  • Wenatchee ranks #98 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Wenatchee ranks #8,143 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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Wenatchee Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wenatchee is 3,008.9 per 100,000 people. That's 29.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.57% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wenatchee
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,067 3,008.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 9 25.4 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 160.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 85 239.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 154 434.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 733 2,067.0 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 267.9 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 982 2,769.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee

85
Violent Crimes
239.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 85 violent crimes in Wenatchee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wenatchee is 239.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 417.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wenatchee each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.39% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wenatchee

982
Property Crimes
2,769.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 982 property crimes in Wenatchee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wenatchee is 2,769.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wenatchee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.34% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wenatchee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ellensburg, WA 19,822 583 2,941.2 2,688.9 252.2
East Wenatchee, WA 14,243 314 2,204.6 2,064.2 140.4
Ephrata, WA 8,465 450 5,316.0 5,079.7 236.3
Quincy, WA 8,413 224 2,662.5 2,496.1 166.4

Wenatchee SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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