Centralia, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Centralia, WA Summary

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

  • There were 569 total crimes committed in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,007.6 total crimes per 100K people in Centralia.
  • The overall crime rate in Centralia is 41.92% above the national average.
  • Centralia ranks #123 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Centralia ranks #8,590 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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Centralia Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centralia is 3,007.6 per 100,000 people. That's 41.92% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.70% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centralia
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 569 3,007.6 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 11 58.1 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 132.1 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 51 269.6 326.1 359.0
Burglary 75 396.4 398.8 229.0
Larceny 411 2,172.4 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 32 169.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 518 2,738.0 2,466.5 1,760.0

Centralia 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 Centralia

51
Violent Crimes
269.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centralia is 269.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 371.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.91% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.33% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centralia

518
Property Crimes
2,738.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
55.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 518 property crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centralia is 2,738.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 55.57% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.01% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centralia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aberdeen, WA 17,010 569 3,345.1 2,974.7 370.4
Gig Harbor, WA 12,785 405 3,167.8 2,964.4 203.4
Kelso, WA 12,620 273 2,163.2 1,933.4 229.8
Shelton, WA 10,933 314 2,872.0 2,396.4 475.6
Fife, WA 10,612 736 6,935.5 5,917.8 1,017.7
Hoquiam, WA 8,791 165 1,876.9 1,672.2 204.8
Chehalis, WA 7,603 327 4,300.9 3,919.5 381.4

Centralia SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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