10 Safest Cities In Washington For 2026

If you're from Washington State, you know there are many reasons this Pacific Northwest state is ranked as one of the safest places to live. More importantly, it has some of the safest cities to call home.

With that in mind, we determined the safest places in Washington for 2026. How did we do it? We consulted the numbers and essential factors like property and violent crimes per capita for every place with over 5,000 residents. In total, we analyzed 118 Washington cities.

While your personal safety is secure in Washington, property crime is prevalent. We suggest that you check out the most dangerous places in Washington after you check out the safest.

What's not a surprise is that Washington has super safe places to live for every stage of life. For instance, Spokane is one of the safest places for college students, Sammamish is one of the safest places for families, and Brier for professionals.

So, where are these unique places in Washington where crime is low? Read on.

No. 1 safest city in Washington

Black Diamond, WA

7,332 people SnackAbility 9/10

9/10

27 violent / 396 property per 100k

Located in King County, Washington

Violent / 100k -88% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -82% vs WA

396

WA 2,172

Black Diamond in King County, Washington, with a population of 7,332, maintains low crime rates, having a violent crime count of just 2. There have been 0 incidents of murder, contributing to its ranking as the third safest city for violent crime in the state. Property crime is also low with 29 reported cases, placing it as 1 safest in Washington.

The city's transition from a bustling coal mining town to a residential community has positively influenced its crime rates and safety perception. Black Diamond now holds the first position statewide for safety.

Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers

No. 2 safest city in Washington

Brier, WA

6,428 people SnackAbility 10/10

10/10

16 violent / 404 property per 100k

Located in Snohomish County, Washington

Violent / 100k -93% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -81% vs WA

404

WA 2,172

And moving up the top five to number 2 is Brier, another 10 of 10er, and a safe place to live in Washington.

We know you'll be busy avoiding crime here, since it never happens, so we suggest hunkering down at some of the best places to eat according to Yelp. For example, you can watch people leave especially generous tips at Las Espuelas while you eat Tacos. Or maybe watch a teenerage help a grandma across the street while you eat lunch at Fork Mediterranean Grill.

Whatever you do we know you won't be doing one thing -- commiting crime.

Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers

No. 3 safest city in Washington

Sammamish, WA

64,358 people SnackAbility 10/10

10/10

28 violent / 539 property per 100k

Located in King County, Washington

Violent / 100k -87% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -75% vs WA

539

WA 2,172

Sammamish is no stranger to winning Homesnacks superlatives; we named it the second best and richest city in Washington on our other lists. Add to that a perfect 10/10 score on our overall snackability scale and the new title of third safest city in the state, and you've got a recipe for a certified fresh place to call home.

Sammamish averaged about one violent crime per month, which, for a city of this size, gives a per capita violent crime rate nearly 17 times lower than the national average. Property crime is also four times less common than the statewide average, giving Sammamish the fifth safest rate in Washington. So as long as you don't drop something into Lake Sammamish while you're kayaking, you'll definitely bring home all the valuables that you brought out with you.

Sammamish is the most populous city on this list and is located about a half hour east of Seattle.

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No. 4 safest city in Washington

Sedro Woolley, WA

13,103 people

15 violent / 679 property per 100k

Located in Washington

Violent / 100k -93% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -69% vs WA

679

WA 2,172

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No. 5 safest city in Washington

Colville, WA

5,072 people SnackAbility 8/10

8/10

39 violent / 493 property per 100k

Located in Stevens County, Washington

Violent / 100k -82% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -77% vs WA

493

WA 2,172

Colville, the fifth safest city in Washington, reported 0 murders, 2 rapes, and 0 robberies, and only a few assault cases. It is ranked third safest for property crime.

Established in the 19th century by the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trading post, Colville is now the seat of Stevens County.

Data | Crime | Movers

No. 6 safest city in Washington

Camas, WA

27,525 people SnackAbility 9/10

9/10

47 violent / 734 property per 100k

Located in Clark County, Washington

Violent / 100k -79% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -66% vs WA

734

WA 2,172

We already named Camas the second best place to raise a family in Washington, so this new title of sixth safest city in the state is just icing on the cake. Camas had the ninth safest rate of property crime in Washington, so if your fish get snatched after a day of angling at Lacamas Park, blame the birds! You can also count the number of violent crimes Camas had in 2024 using just your fingers and toes, so it's quite a rare phenomenon.

Camas is part of the Portland metro area.

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No. 7 safest city in Washington

Bainbridge Island, WA

24,063 people SnackAbility 9/10

9/10

37 violent / 952 property per 100k

Located in Kitsap County, Washington

Violent / 100k -83% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -56% vs WA

952

WA 2,172

The first island on the list, Bainbridge Island used its moat to fortify its position on this list.

Home to the Bloedel Reserve and Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, full of such beauty and inspiration, it's no wonder people are nice to each other here. There's no point if stealing from your neighbor if you're just going to see them the next day at the new art exhibit.

Bainbridge is located to the west of, you guessed it, Seattle.

Starting to make me wonder if there's any safe civilization in Washington outside of the Seattle metro.

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No. 8 safest city in Washington

Snoqualmie, WA

13,265 people SnackAbility 10/10

10/10

45 violent / 1,070 property per 100k

Located in King County, Washington

Violent / 100k -80% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -51% vs WA

1,070

WA 2,172

Another fun name to pronounce, Snoqualmie moved down a couple of spots from the top three to number five on our safest cities in Washington ranking.

The city has the eighth safest violent crime rate in the state and a top ten finish for property crime rates. There were a whole lotta no murders or aggravated assaults.

Much like Sammamish, the city is incredibly well educated and, on top of that, incredibly well funded. The median income is over $150,000 and we have it ranked as the second richest city in the state. Snoqualmie is a suburb to the east of Seattle.

Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers

No. 9 safest city in Washington

Mercer Island, WA

24,416 people SnackAbility 10/10

10/10

37 violent / 1,241 property per 100k

Located in King County, Washington

Violent / 100k -83% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -43% vs WA

1,241

WA 2,172

The second island fortress.. err Seattle suburb. to make the list is Mercer Island.

While the city just missed being the top ten last year, it's no stranger to our lists. We have it as the best place to live in Washington for 2019 and as the third richest.

Both of those rankings highly correlate with its safety score as it had very few violent crimes and property crimes for a city of its size. Furthermore, the goose egg it put up on the murder front is fantastic for a city of some 25,000 people.

Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers

No. 10 safest city in Washington

Steilacoom, WA

6,568 people SnackAbility 9/10

9/10

91 violent / 776 property per 100k

Located in Pierce County, Washington

Violent / 100k -59% vs WA

WA 222

Property / 100k -64% vs WA

776

WA 2,172

Located near Joint Base Lewis-McChord and major cities such as Tacoma and Seattle, Steilacoom has a strong military connection and a significant law enforcement presence. The town's 6,568 enjoys a low crime rate, with Steilacoom ranking as the tenth safest place in Washington for 2026.

The town exhibits minimal violent crime, with only 6 occurrences and 0 murder cases. Steilacoom's 51 property crime incidents are also low, reflecting its overall low crime rate. Its strategic location and low crime statistics make Steilacoom an appealing choice for those looking for a safe place to call home in Washington.

Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Washington's statewide median. Lower is safer.

City Violent / 100k vs WA

1 Black Diamond 27 -88%

2 Brier 16 -93%

3 Sammamish 28 -87%

4 Sedro Woolley 15 -93%

5 Colville 39 -82%

6 Camas 47 -79%

7 Bainbridge Island 37 -83%

8 Snoqualmie 45 -80%

9 Mercer Island 37 -83%

10 Steilacoom 91 -59%

Washington statewide median: 222

City Property / 100k vs WA

1 Black Diamond 396 -82%

2 Brier 404 -81%

3 Sammamish 539 -75%

4 Sedro Woolley 679 -69%

5 Colville 493 -77%

6 Camas 734 -66%

7 Bainbridge Island 952 -56%

8 Snoqualmie 1,070 -51%

9 Mercer Island 1,241 -43%

10 Steilacoom 776 -64%

Washington statewide median: 2,172

City Murders / 100k vs WA

1 Black Diamond 0 +0%

2 Brier 0 +0%

3 Sammamish 0 +0%

4 Sedro Woolley 0 +0%

5 Colville 0 +0%

6 Camas 0 +0%

7 Bainbridge Island 0 +0%

8 Snoqualmie 0 +0%

9 Mercer Island 0 +0%

10 Steilacoom 0 +0%

Washington statewide median: 0

City Population vs WA

1 Black Diamond 7,332 --

2 Brier 6,428 --

3 Sammamish 64,358 --

4 Sedro Woolley 13,103 --

5 Colville 5,072 --

6 Camas 27,525 --

7 Bainbridge Island 24,063 --

8 Snoqualmie 13,265 --

9 Mercer Island 24,416 --

10 Steilacoom 6,568 --

On the map

Where the safety is in Washington

Source: HomeSnacks

1 Black Diamond
2 Brier
3 Sammamish
4 Sedro Woolley
5 Colville
6 Camas
7 Bainbridge Island
8 Snoqualmie
9 Mercer Island
10 Steilacoom

Saturday Night Science

Methodology: How we calculated the safest cities in Washington for 2026

While there are surveys and public polls on what cities in Washington are the safest, we wanted to rely on something other than speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from the FBI's most recent crime report in Washington.

Specifically, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which summarizes the number of property and violent crimes in each city annually. We used two criteria:

Violent crimes per capita (murders, assaults, rapes, armed robberies)
Property crimes per capita (thefts, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts)

For example, there were 31 crimes committed in Black Diamond, with a reported population of 7,332. That means the number of crimes per capita is 0.0042, which translates into a 1 in 236 chance of being the victim of a crime.

We only looked at Washington cities that have populations of more than 5,000. This filter left us with 118 of the biggest cities in Washington to rank.

We ranked each city for each criterion from 1 to 118 where 1 in any particular category is the safest.

Next, we averaged each place's two criteria to create a Safety Index. We crowned the place with the lowest overall Safety Score, "The Safest Place In Washington," with any ties going to the bigger city.

The safest city in Washington, based on our criteria, is Black Diamond. The most dangerous city in Washington? Tukwila, where residents had a 1 in 6 chance of being the victim of a crime.

This article has been update for 2026. This report marks our eleventh time ranking the safest places to live in Washington. All the data comes from the FBI's Crime In The USA 2024 report.

Summary

Summary: The Safest Cities In The Evergreen State

Looking at the data, you can tell that Black Diamond is as safe as they come in Washington, according to science and data.

But as most Washington residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.

The safest places in Washington are .

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Where Are The Safest Cities In Washington For 2026?

Click any column to sort. All 118 ranked Washington cities.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Property / 100k	Murders / 100k	Murders
1	Black Diamond, WA	7,332	27	395	0	0
2	Brier, WA	6,428	15	404	0	0
3	Sammamish, WA	64,358	27	539	0	0
4	Sedro Woolley, WA	13,103	15	679	0	0
5	Colville, WA	5,072	39	492	0	0
6	Camas, WA	27,525	47	733	0	0
7	Bainbridge Island, WA	24,063	37	951	0	0
8	Snoqualmie, WA	13,265	45	1,070	0	0
9	Mercer Island, WA	24,416	36	1,240	0	0
10	Steilacoom, WA	6,568	91	776	0	0
11	Kenmore, WA	23,227	64	1,007	4	1
12	Dupont, WA	9,677	51	1,116	0	0
13	Battle Ground, WA	22,780	79	1,035	0	0
14	Lake Stevens, WA	41,000	117	648	0	0
15	Oak Harbor, WA	23,817	113	877	4	1
16	Ridgefield, WA	16,769	83	1,073	0	0
17	Stanwood, WA	9,466	105	982	0	0
18	Enumclaw, WA	12,722	62	1,414	0	0
19	West Richland, WA	19,202	145	541	10	2
20	Pullman, WA	33,105	129	821	6	2
21	Lake Forest Park, WA	12,812	62	1,685	0	0
22	Selah, WA	8,712	126	1,056	11	1
23	Sultan, WA	7,402	189	513	0	0
24	Anacortes, WA	18,123	93	1,495	5	1
25	Bothell, WA	50,917	109	1,368	0	0
26	Maple Valley, WA	28,551	108	1,471	3	1
27	Ferndale, WA	16,293	104	1,601	0	0
28	Normandy Park, WA	6,451	139	1,240	0	0
29	Kirkland, WA	90,687	60	2,012	1	1
30	Mukilteo, WA	20,845	105	1,717	0	0
31	Lynden, WA	16,805	178	1,130	0	0
32	College Place, WA	9,706	92	1,813	0	0
33	Liberty Lake, WA	13,559	154	1,526	0	0
34	Snohomish, WA	10,265	165	1,607	0	0
35	Newcastle, WA	12,636	47	2,271	0	0
36	Mill Creek, WA	20,687	125	1,832	0	0
37	Poulsbo, WA	12,236	155	1,691	0	0
38	Buckley, WA	6,236	240	817	0	0
39	Bonney Lake, WA	22,839	183	1,703	0	0
40	North Bend, WA	8,540	81	2,423	11	1
41	Hoquiam, WA	8,791	204	1,672	11	1
42	Mount Vernon, WA	35,244	190	1,776	2	1
43	Orting, WA	8,924	313	896	0	0
44	Pacific, WA	6,827	190	1,801	0	0
45	Prosser, WA	6,444	232	1,629	0	0
46	Washougal, WA	16,964	312	1,002	0	0
47	Sequim, WA	8,248	169	2,170	0	0
48	Woodinville, WA	13,804	79	2,991	0	0
49	Blaine, WA	6,347	173	2,174	0	0
50	Woodland, WA	6,477	123	2,701	15	1
51	East Wenatchee, WA	14,097	191	2,042	14	2
52	Monroe, WA	19,258	238	1,770	0	0
53	Redmond, WA	82,746	130	2,739	0	0
54	Tumwater, WA	27,617	195	2,078	0	0
55	Kelso, WA	12,620	229	1,933	7	1
56	Edgewood, WA	13,551	214	2,021	0	0
57	Mountlake Terrace, WA	21,595	194	2,190	0	0
58	Marysville, WA	73,573	233	1,953	0	0
59	University Place, WA	35,099	236	1,923	0	0
60	Lacey, WA	58,872	186	2,468	3	2
61	Ellensburg, WA	18,472	227	2,181	5	1
62	Richland, WA	64,736	250	1,940	1	1
63	Yelm, WA	10,820	277	1,876	0	0
64	Bellevue, WA	151,520	138	3,339	0	1
65	Cheney, WA	12,393	371	1,670	0	0
66	Ephrata, WA	8,722	183	2,923	0	0
67	Shoreline, WA	62,234	212	2,532	1	1
68	Fircrest, WA	6,855	364	1,721	0	0
69	Covington, WA	21,216	179	3,106	4	1
70	Burlington, WA	10,762	74	6,067	0	0
71	Port Townsend, WA	10,614	471	1,413	0	0
72	Gig Harbor, WA	12,785	203	2,964	0	0
73	Wenatchee, WA	35,523	236	2,786	0	0
74	Walla Walla, WA	33,062	284	2,214	6	2
75	Longview, WA	37,944	216	3,175	2	1
76	Pasco, WA	80,838	347	2,195	0	0
77	Arlington, WA	21,610	337	2,221	9	2
78	Grandview, WA	11,210	428	1,900	0	0
79	Sunnyside, WA	16,220	277	2,589	12	2
80	Centralia, WA	18,919	269	2,737	5	1
81	Othello, WA	8,989	378	2,213	0	0
82	Edmonds, WA	42,659	260	3,000	2	1
83	Des Moines, WA	31,694	296	2,849	3	1
84	Everett, WA	111,276	265	3,219	5	6
85	Sumner, WA	10,922	247	3,405	0	0
86	Yakima, WA	96,646	544	2,044	15	15
87	Spokane Valley, WA	109,852	242	3,515	0	1
88	Quincy, WA	8,557	245	3,622	0	0
89	Milton, WA	8,690	391	2,623	11	1
90	Shelton, WA	10,933	475	2,396	0	0
91	Aberdeen, WA	17,010	370	2,974	0	0
92	Renton, WA	103,762	339	3,313	4	5
93	Port Orchard, WA	18,806	388	2,898	0	0
94	Bremerton, WA	46,079	434	2,814	4	2
95	Union Gap, WA	6,403	234	8,417	0	0
96	Port Angeles, WA	20,133	566	2,483	9	2
97	Kennewick, WA	85,553	367	3,461	3	3
98	Bellingham, WA	95,717	349	3,756	2	2
99	Lynnwood, WA	45,807	264	6,064	8	4
100	Toppenish, WA	8,593	314	4,247	0	0

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The 10 Safest Cities In Washington For 2026

Colville, WA

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Methodology: How we calculated the safest cities in Washington for 2026

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