Poulsbo, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Poulsbo, WA Summary

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

  • There were 480 total crimes committed in Poulsbo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,063.0 total crimes per 100K people in Poulsbo.
  • The overall crime rate in Poulsbo is 74.81% above the national average.
  • Poulsbo ranks #125 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Poulsbo ranks #9,000 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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Poulsbo Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Poulsbo is 4,063.0 per 100,000 people. That's 74.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 34.26% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Poulsbo
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 480 4,063.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 8 67.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 203.1 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 38 321.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 63 533.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 317 2,683.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 62 524.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 442 3,741.3 2,732.4 1,954.4

Poulsbo 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 Poulsbo

38
Violent Crimes
321.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Poulsbo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Poulsbo is 321.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 310.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Poulsbo each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.52% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Poulsbo

442
Property Crimes
3,741.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 442 property crimes in Poulsbo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Poulsbo is 3,741.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Poulsbo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.92% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Poulsbo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bremerton, WA 44,256 2,069 4,675.1 4,200.6 474.5
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Port Orchard, WA 16,351 1,027 6,281.0 5,840.6 440.3

Poulsbo SnackAbility

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