Pasco, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pasco, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,056 total crimes committed in Pasco in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,543.4 total crimes per 100K people in Pasco.
  • The overall crime rate in Pasco is 20.01% above the national average.
  • Pasco ranks #111 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Pasco ranks #8,094 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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Pasco Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pasco is 2,543.4 per 100,000 people. That's 20.01% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -8.92% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pasco
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,056 2,543.4 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 44 54.4 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 215 266.0 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 281 347.6 326.1 359.0
Burglary 239 295.7 398.8 229.0
Larceny 1,178 1,457.2 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 358 442.9 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,775 2,195.7 2,466.5 1,760.0

Pasco 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 Pasco

281
Violent Crimes
347.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 281 violent crimes in Pasco in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pasco is 347.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 287.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pasco each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.60% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pasco

1,775
Property Crimes
2,195.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,775 property crimes in Pasco in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pasco is 2,195.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pasco each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.76% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.98% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pasco

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,553 3,275 3,828.0 3,461.0 367.0
Richland, WA 64,736 1,418 2,190.4 1,940.2 250.2
Walla Walla, WA 33,062 826 2,498.3 2,214.0 284.3
Hermiston, OR 19,504 691 3,542.9 3,225.0 317.9
West Richland, WA 19,202 132 687.4 541.6 145.8
Pendleton, OR 17,380 537 3,089.8 2,681.2 408.5
Sunnyside, WA 16,220 465 2,866.8 2,589.4 277.4
Grandview, WA 11,210 261 2,328.3 1,900.1 428.2
Umatilla, OR 7,884 94 1,192.3 976.7 215.6

Pasco SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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