The 10 Safest Cities In Washington For 2021

The 10 Safest Cities In Washington For 2021

1. Sammamish

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 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 third 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.

2. Duvall

Another Seattle and Bellevue burb, Duvall fell down a single peg to the number three safest place to live in Washington for 2021.

The property crime rate in Duvall is second to one in Washington and there's no murder and no robberies -- it's safe enough for a grandma to walk down a dark alley at midnight with hundred dollar bills in her pocket. She'd probably just get a party goer to help her get back to he main street.

Duvall is also a perfect 10 on our SnackAbility score.

3. Brier

And moving up the top five to number 3 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.

4. Bainbridge Island

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.

5. Camas

We already named Camas the second best place to raise a family in Washington, so this new title of fifth safest city in the state is just icing on the cake. Camas had the tenth 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 2019 using just your fingers and toes, so it's quite a rare phenomenon.

Camas is part of the Portland metro area.

6. Snoqualmie

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.

7. Maple Valley

In what's becoming a pattern, Maple Valley is another city on this list to be located in King County.

Maple Valley made it onto this list mostly due to its super low rate of property crime, which is about three times less than the average for Washington cities. Although Maple Valley only had the 11th safest rate of violent crime in the state, violence is still eleven times less frequent than the national average. That just goes to show how safe Washington is as a whole. With all the amenities to enjoy at Lake Wilderness Park, who's got time to commit a crime?

8. Mercer Island

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.

9. Lake Forest Park

The people of Lake Forest Park seem to be the epitome of easygoing. They have just about every right to be too. Not only is their community one of the 10 Best Places to Live in Washington, it also has a median income of $126750. And when, in addition to all of that, you have access to 100 feet of Lake Washington shoreline via the Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve, it is hard to find much to complain about.

That could be the reason violent crime is such a non issue here. The city ranks second safest for it in the state and saw just 3 reports of it in 2019. Given the upsides of living in Lake Forest Park, it makes sense that a life of crime pales in comparison.

10. East Wenatchee

You will probably never feel more comfortable strolling along a path like the scenic Apple Capital Loop Trail, than you will in East Wenatchee. Your personal safety is at an all-time high in this city situated along the Columbia River. If you are skeptical, consider the fact that people here have a one in 1,786 chance of being the victim of a violent crime.

Those odds did not come out of thin air either. East Wenatchee can thank its impressive crime numbers for that reassuring figure. Things were also fairly good when it came to certain areas of property crime, such as burglary, which the city had just 13 reports of.

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