Kalama, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kalama, WA Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Kalama the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,744.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kalama.
  • The overall crime rate in Kalama is 18.07% above the national average.
  • Kalama ranks #91 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Kalama ranks #7,814 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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Kalama Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kalama is 2,744.2 per 100,000 people. That's 18.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.32% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kalama
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 2,744.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 130.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4 130.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 32 1,045.4 522.1 269.8
Larceny 39 1,274.1 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 294.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 80 2,613.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Kalama 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 Kalama

4
Violent Crimes
130.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Kalama in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kalama is 130.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 765.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kalama each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.51% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kalama

80
Property Crimes
2,613.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Kalama in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kalama is 2,613.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kalama each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.35% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kalama

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, WA 37,768 1,826 4,834.8 4,485.3 349.5
St. Helens, OR 14,356 204 1,421.0 1,142.4 278.6
Kelso, WA 12,723 646 5,077.4 4,668.7 408.7
Scappoose, OR 8,102 121 1,493.5 1,345.3 148.1
Woodland, WA 6,544 218 3,331.3 3,147.9 183.4
La Center, WA 4,142 67 1,617.6 1,448.6 169.0
Rainier, OR 1,912 105 5,491.6 5,334.7 156.9

Kalama SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
8
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