Ephrata, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ephrata, WA Summary

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

  • There were 450 total crimes committed in Ephrata the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,316.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ephrata.
  • The overall crime rate in Ephrata is 128.72% above the national average.
  • Ephrata ranks #150 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Ephrata ranks #9,478 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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Ephrata Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ephrata is 5,316.0 per 100,000 people. That's 128.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 75.67% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ephrata
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 450 5,316.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 23.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 153.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 20 236.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 115 1,358.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 279 3,295.9 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 425.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 430 5,079.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Ephrata 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 Ephrata

20
Violent Crimes
236.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Ephrata in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ephrata is 236.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 423.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ephrata each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.55% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ephrata

430
Property Crimes
5,079.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
159.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 430 property crimes in Ephrata in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ephrata is 5,079.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ephrata each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 159.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.91% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ephrata

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wenatchee, WA 35,462 1,067 3,008.9 2,769.2 239.7
Moses Lake, WA 25,709 1,533 5,962.9 5,441.7 521.2
East Wenatchee, WA 14,243 314 2,204.6 2,064.2 140.4
Othello, WA 8,876 270 3,041.9 2,895.4 146.5
Quincy, WA 8,413 224 2,662.5 2,496.1 166.4
Soap Lake, WA 1,708 71 4,156.9 3,630.0 526.9

Ephrata SnackAbility

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