Anacortes, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Anacortes, WA Summary

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

  • There were 607 total crimes committed in Anacortes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,374.1 total crimes per 100K people in Anacortes.
  • The overall crime rate in Anacortes is 45.17% above the national average.
  • Anacortes ranks #111 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Anacortes ranks #8,506 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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Anacortes Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anacortes is 3,374.1 per 100,000 people. That's 45.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.50% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anacortes
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 607 3,374.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 4 22.2 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 27.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 88.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 82 455.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 458 2,545.9 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 51 283.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 591 3,285.2 2,732.4 1,954.4

Anacortes 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 Anacortes

16
Violent Crimes
88.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Anacortes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anacortes is 88.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,124.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anacortes each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.72% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anacortes

591
Property Crimes
3,285.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
68.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 591 property crimes in Anacortes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anacortes is 3,285.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anacortes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 68.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.23% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anacortes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellingham, WA 93,014 6,436 6,919.4 6,513.0 406.4
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Oak Harbor, WA 24,858 235 945.4 885.0 60.3
Burlington, WA 10,187 1,200 11,779.7 11,446.0 333.8

Anacortes SnackAbility

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