College Place, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In College Place, WA Summary

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

  • There were 185 total crimes committed in College Place in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,906.0 total crimes per 100K people in College Place.
  • The overall crime rate in College Place is -10.06% below the national average.
  • College Place ranks #83 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • College Place ranks #7,013 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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College Place Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in College Place is 1,906.0 per 100,000 people. That's -10.06% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.75% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
College Place
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 185 1,906.0 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 1 10.3 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 51.5 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 9 92.7 326.1 359.0
Burglary 9 92.7 398.8 229.0
Larceny 160 1,648.5 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 72.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 176 1,813.3 2,466.5 1,760.0

College Place 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 College Place

9
Violent Crimes
92.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in College Place in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in College Place is 92.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,078.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in College Place each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.56% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In College Place

176
Property Crimes
1,813.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 176 property crimes in College Place in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in College Place is 1,813.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in College Place each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.03% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.48% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around College Place

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,553 3,275 3,828.0 3,461.0 367.0
Pasco, WA 80,838 2,056 2,543.4 2,195.7 347.6
Richland, WA 64,736 1,418 2,190.4 1,940.2 250.2
Walla Walla, WA 33,062 826 2,498.3 2,214.0 284.3
Hermiston, OR 19,504 691 3,542.9 3,225.0 317.9
Pendleton, OR 17,380 537 3,089.8 2,681.2 408.5
Umatilla, OR 7,884 94 1,192.3 976.7 215.6
Milton-Freewater, OR 6,920 138 1,994.2 1,777.5 216.8

College Place SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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