Chehalis, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Chehalis, WA Summary

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

  • There were 327 total crimes committed in Chehalis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,300.9 total crimes per 100K people in Chehalis.
  • The overall crime rate in Chehalis is 102.95% above the national average.
  • Chehalis ranks #155 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Chehalis ranks #9,386 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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Chehalis Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chehalis is 4,300.9 per 100,000 people. That's 102.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 54.01% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chehalis
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 327 4,300.9 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 8 105.2 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 236.7 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 29 381.4 326.1 359.0
Burglary 36 473.5 398.8 229.0
Larceny 242 3,183.0 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 20 263.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 298 3,919.5 2,466.5 1,760.0

Chehalis 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 Chehalis

29
Violent Crimes
381.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Chehalis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chehalis is 381.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chehalis each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.97% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chehalis

298
Property Crimes
3,919.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
122.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 298 property crimes in Chehalis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chehalis is 3,919.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chehalis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 122.70% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.91% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chehalis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Centralia, WA 18,919 569 3,007.6 2,738.0 269.6
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 SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
6
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