Oak Harbor, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Harbor, WA Summary

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

  • There were 235 total crimes committed in Oak Harbor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 945.4 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Harbor.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Harbor is -59.32% below the national average.
  • Oak Harbor ranks #12 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Oak Harbor ranks #3,538 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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Oak Harbor Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Harbor is 945.4 per 100,000 people. That's -59.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.76% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Harbor
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 235 945.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 8.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 36.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 15 60.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 33 132.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 151 607.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 144.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 220 885.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor

15
Violent Crimes
60.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Oak Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Harbor is 60.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,657.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.45% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Harbor

220
Property Crimes
885.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 220 property crimes in Oak Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Harbor is 885.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.61% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Harbor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
Port Townsend, WA 10,452 164 1,569.1 1,387.3 181.8
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

Oak Harbor SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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