Blaine, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Blaine, WA Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Blaine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,264.5 total crimes per 100K people in Blaine.
  • The overall crime rate in Blaine is -2.57% below the national average.
  • Blaine ranks #75 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Blaine ranks #7,079 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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Blaine Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blaine is 2,264.5 per 100,000 people. That's -2.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.17% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blaine
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 2,264.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 16.5 3.9 6.3
Robbery 1 16.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 214.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 15 247.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 34 562.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 71 1,173.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 281.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 122 2,016.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Blaine 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 Blaine

15
Violent Crimes
247.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Blaine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blaine is 247.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 403.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -15.58% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blaine

122
Property Crimes
2,016.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Blaine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blaine is 2,016.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.20% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blaine

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
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
Lynden, WA 16,275 358 2,199.7 2,089.1 110.6
Ferndale, WA 15,816 470 2,971.7 2,794.6 177.0
Burlington, WA 10,187 1,200 11,779.7 11,446.0 333.8
Everson, WA 4,653 30 644.7 558.8 86.0
Sumas, WA 1,647 10 607.2 425.0 182.1

Blaine SnackAbility

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