Bremerton, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bremerton, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,497 total crimes committed in Bremerton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,248.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bremerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bremerton is 53.30% above the national average.
  • Bremerton ranks #132 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Bremerton ranks #8,811 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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Bremerton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bremerton is 3,248.8 per 100,000 people. That's 53.30% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 16.34% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bremerton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,497 3,248.8 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 4.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 22 47.7 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 127 275.6 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 200 434.0 326.1 359.0
Burglary 230 499.1 398.8 229.0
Larceny 890 1,931.5 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 177 384.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,297 2,814.7 2,466.5 1,760.0

Bremerton 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 Bremerton

200
Violent Crimes
434.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 200 violent crimes in Bremerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bremerton is 434.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bremerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.90% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.11% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bremerton

1,297
Property Crimes
2,814.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,297 property crimes in Bremerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bremerton is 2,814.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bremerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.93% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.12% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bremerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,063 238 989.1 951.7 37.4
Port Orchard, WA 18,806 618 3,286.2 2,898.0 388.2
Gig Harbor, WA 12,785 405 3,167.8 2,964.4 203.4
Poulsbo, WA 12,236 226 1,847.0 1,691.7 155.3

Bremerton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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