Pacific, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pacific, WA Summary

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

  • There were 217 total crimes committed in Pacific the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,115.1 total crimes per 100K people in Pacific.
  • The overall crime rate in Pacific is 34.03% above the national average.
  • Pacific ranks #101 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Pacific ranks #8,256 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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Pacific Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pacific is 3,115.1 per 100,000 people. That's 34.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.94% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pacific
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 217 3,115.1 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 5 71.8 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 129.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 229.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 52 746.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 102 1,464.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 674.7 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 201 2,885.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Pacific 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 Pacific

16
Violent Crimes
229.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Pacific in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pacific is 229.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 435.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pacific each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.79% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pacific

201
Property Crimes
2,885.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
47.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 201 property crimes in Pacific in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pacific is 2,885.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pacific each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 47.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.60% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pacific

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salem, OR 179,661 7,372 4,103.3 3,621.3 482.0
Keizer, OR 38,958 1,077 2,764.5 2,569.4 195.1
McMinnville, OR 34,912 907 2,598.0 2,300.1 297.9
Forest Grove, OR 26,016 573 2,202.5 1,860.4 342.1
Dallas, OR 17,622 395 2,241.5 1,963.5 278.1
Cornelius, OR 14,107 358 2,537.7 2,105.3 432.4
Monmouth, OR 11,123 184 1,654.2 1,474.4 179.8
Newport, OR 10,667 353 3,309.3 2,934.3 375.0
Independence, OR 10,368 167 1,610.7 1,446.8 164.0
Tillamook, OR 5,314 198 3,726.0 3,500.2 225.8

Pacific SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
2
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