Bellevue, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bellevue, WA Summary

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

  • There were 5,270 total crimes committed in Bellevue in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,478.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bellevue.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellevue is 64.12% above the national average.
  • Bellevue ranks #139 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Bellevue ranks #8,993 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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Bellevue Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellevue is 3,478.1 per 100,000 people. That's 64.12% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 24.55% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellevue
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,270 3,478.1 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 0.7 3.8 5.0
Robbery 77 50.8 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 117 77.2 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 210 138.6 326.1 359.0
Burglary 549 362.3 398.8 229.0
Larceny 3,995 2,636.6 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 516 340.5 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 5,060 3,339.5 2,466.5 1,760.0

Bellevue 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 Bellevue

210
Violent Crimes
138.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 210 violent crimes in Bellevue in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellevue is 138.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 721.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellevue each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.50% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellevue

5,060
Property Crimes
3,339.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,060 property crimes in Bellevue in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellevue is 3,339.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellevue each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.39% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellevue

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kent, WA 132,324 5,638 4,260.8 3,771.0 489.7
Redmond, WA 82,746 2,375 2,870.2 2,739.7 130.5
Sammamish, WA 64,358 365 567.1 539.2 28.0
Lynnwood, WA 45,807 2,899 6,328.7 6,064.6 264.2
Issaquah, WA 38,978 1,511 3,876.5 3,768.8 107.8
SeaTac, WA 31,950 1,391 4,353.7 3,943.7 410.0
Mercer Island, WA 24,416 312 1,277.9 1,241.0 36.9
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,063 238 989.1 951.7 37.4
Tukwila, WA 20,933 3,385 16,170.6 15,243.9 926.8
Monroe, WA 19,258 387 2,009.6 1,770.7 238.9

Bellevue SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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