Ferndale, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ferndale, WA Summary

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

  • There were 470 total crimes committed in Ferndale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,971.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ferndale.
  • The overall crime rate in Ferndale is 27.86% above the national average.
  • Ferndale ranks #96 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Ferndale ranks #8,095 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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Ferndale Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ferndale is 2,971.7 per 100,000 people. That's 27.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.80% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ferndale
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 470 2,971.7 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 19.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 8 50.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 75.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 28 177.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 40 252.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 373 2,358.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 183.4 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 442 2,794.6 2,732.4 1,954.4

Ferndale 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 Ferndale

28
Violent Crimes
177.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Ferndale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ferndale is 177.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 564.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ferndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.72% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ferndale

442
Property Crimes
2,794.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 442 property crimes in Ferndale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ferndale is 2,794.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ferndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.28% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ferndale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellingham, WA 93,014 6,436 6,919.4 6,513.0 406.4
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Oak Harbor, WA 24,858 235 945.4 885.0 60.3
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
Lynden, WA 16,275 358 2,199.7 2,089.1 110.6
Burlington, WA 10,187 1,200 11,779.7 11,446.0 333.8
Stanwood, WA 9,132 130 1,423.6 1,346.9 76.7
Blaine, WA 6,050 137 2,264.5 2,016.5 247.9
Everson, WA 4,653 30 644.7 558.8 86.0

Ferndale SnackAbility

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