Fife, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fife, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,494 total crimes committed in Fife the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 13,706.4 total crimes per 100K people in Fife.
  • The overall crime rate in Fife is 489.73% above the national average.
  • Fife ranks #176 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Fife ranks #9,847 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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Fife Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fife is 13,706.4 per 100,000 people. That's 489.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 352.94% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fife
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,494 13,706.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.2 3.9 6.3
Robbery 49 449.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 972.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 170 1,559.6 293.7 369.8
Burglary 180 1,651.4 522.1 269.8
Larceny 699 6,412.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 445 4,082.6 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,324 12,146.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Fife 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 Fife

170
Violent Crimes
1,559.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
321.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Fife in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fife is 1,559.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fife each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 321.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 431.03% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fife

1,324
Property Crimes
12,146.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
521.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,324 property crimes in Fife in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fife is 12,146.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 8.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fife each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 521.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 344.54% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fife

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Puyallup, WA 42,580 3,257 7,649.1 7,268.7 380.5
Edgewood, WA 12,900 456 3,534.9 3,364.3 170.5
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Sumner, WA 10,681 643 6,020.0 5,795.3 224.7
Milton, WA 9,113 399 4,378.4 3,939.4 438.9
Pacific, WA 6,966 217 3,115.1 2,885.4 229.7

Fife SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
1
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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