Arlington, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Arlington, WA Summary

Crime in Arlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Arlington over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Arlington:

  • There were 553 total crimes committed in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,559.0 total crimes per 100K people in Arlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Arlington is 20.75% above the national average.
  • Arlington ranks #112 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Arlington ranks #8,120 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Arlington Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arlington is 2,559.0 per 100,000 people. That's 20.75% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -8.36% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arlington
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 553 2,559.0 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 9.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 14 64.8 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 49 226.7 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 73 337.8 326.1 359.0
Burglary 74 342.4 398.8 229.0
Larceny 314 1,453.0 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 92 425.7 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 480 2,221.2 2,466.5 1,760.0

Arlington Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Arlington

73
Violent Crimes
337.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arlington is 337.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 296.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.90% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.60% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arlington

480
Property Crimes
2,221.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 480 property crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arlington is 2,221.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.20% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.95% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 111,276 3,877 3,484.1 3,219.0 265.1
Marysville, WA 73,573 1,609 2,186.9 1,953.2 233.8
Lake Stevens, WA 41,000 314 765.9 648.8 117.1
Mount Vernon, WA 35,244 693 1,966.3 1,776.2 190.1
Mukilteo, WA 20,845 380 1,823.0 1,717.4 105.5
Snohomish, WA 10,265 182 1,773.0 1,607.4 165.6
Stanwood, WA 9,466 103 1,088.1 982.5 105.6

Arlington SnackAbility

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