Kirkland, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kirkland, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,880 total crimes committed in Kirkland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,073.1 total crimes per 100K people in Kirkland.
  • The overall crime rate in Kirkland is -2.18% below the national average.
  • Kirkland ranks #91 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Kirkland ranks #7,366 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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Kirkland Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kirkland is 2,073.1 per 100,000 people. That's -2.18% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -25.77% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kirkland
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,880 2,073.1 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.1 3.8 5.0
Robbery 9 9.9 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 32 35.3 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 55 60.6 326.1 359.0
Burglary 202 222.7 398.8 229.0
Larceny 1,400 1,543.8 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 223 245.9 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,825 2,012.4 2,466.5 1,760.0

Kirkland 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 Kirkland

55
Violent Crimes
60.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Kirkland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kirkland is 60.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,648.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kirkland each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.40% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kirkland

1,825
Property Crimes
2,012.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,825 property crimes in Kirkland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kirkland is 2,012.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kirkland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.34% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.41% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kirkland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 111,276 3,877 3,484.1 3,219.0 265.1
Redmond, WA 82,746 2,375 2,870.2 2,739.7 130.5
Bothell, WA 50,917 753 1,478.9 1,368.9 110.0
Lynnwood, WA 45,807 2,899 6,328.7 6,064.6 264.2
SeaTac, WA 31,950 1,391 4,353.7 3,943.7 410.0
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,063 238 989.1 951.7 37.4
Kenmore, WA 23,227 249 1,072.0 1,007.4 64.6
Tukwila, WA 20,933 3,385 16,170.6 15,243.9 926.8
Monroe, WA 19,258 387 2,009.6 1,770.7 238.9
Woodinville, WA 13,804 424 3,071.6 2,991.9 79.7

Kirkland SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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