Auburn, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Auburn, WA Summary

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

  • There were 4,755 total crimes committed in Auburn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,642.0 total crimes per 100K people in Auburn.
  • The overall crime rate in Auburn is 142.75% above the national average.
  • Auburn ranks #153 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Auburn ranks #9,541 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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Auburn Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Auburn is 5,642.0 per 100,000 people. That's 142.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 86.44% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Auburn
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,755 5,642.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 13 15.4 3.9 6.3
Robbery 125 148.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 241 286.0 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 421 499.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 882 1,046.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 2,186 2,593.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,266 1,502.2 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 4,334 5,142.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Auburn 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 Auburn

421
Violent Crimes
499.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 421 violent crimes in Auburn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Auburn is 499.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Auburn each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 70.08% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Auburn

4,334
Property Crimes
5,142.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
163.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,334 property crimes in Auburn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Auburn is 5,142.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Auburn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 163.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 88.20% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Auburn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Kent, WA 133,066 7,967 5,987.3 5,528.1 459.2
Federal Way, WA 97,094 5,633 5,801.6 5,251.6 550.0
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Puyallup, WA 42,580 3,257 7,649.1 7,268.7 380.5
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Sumner, WA 10,681 643 6,020.0 5,795.3 224.7
Pacific, WA 6,966 217 3,115.1 2,885.4 229.7
Algona, WA 3,194 77 2,410.8 1,941.1 469.6

Auburn SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
4
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