La Center, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Center, WA Summary

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

  • There were 67 total crimes committed in La Center the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,617.6 total crimes per 100K people in La Center.
  • The overall crime rate in La Center is -30.40% below the national average.
  • La Center ranks #51 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • La Center ranks #5,646 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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La Center Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Center is 1,617.6 per 100,000 people. That's -30.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.55% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Center
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 67 1,617.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 169.0 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 169.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 13 313.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 45 1,086.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 48.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 60 1,448.6 2,732.4 1,954.4

La Center 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 La Center

7
Violent Crimes
169.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in La Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Center is 169.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 591.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.46% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Center

60
Property Crimes
1,448.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 property crimes in La Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Center is 1,448.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.99% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Center

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vancouver, WA 193,273 12,006 6,211.9 5,576.1 635.9
Battle Ground, WA 21,385 366 1,711.5 1,557.2 154.3
Ridgefield, WA 14,465 180 1,244.4 1,140.7 103.7
St. Helens, OR 14,356 204 1,421.0 1,142.4 278.6
Woodland, WA 6,544 218 3,331.3 3,147.9 183.4

La Center SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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