Renton, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Renton, WA Summary

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

  • There were 5,178 total crimes committed in Renton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,997.2 total crimes per 100K people in Renton.
  • The overall crime rate in Renton is 115.01% above the national average.
  • Renton ranks #145 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Renton ranks #9,403 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.

Additional research about crime in Washington

Renton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Renton is 4,997.2 per 100,000 people. That's 115.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 65.13% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Renton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,178 4,997.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 7 6.8 3.9 6.3
Robbery 141 136.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 212 204.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 382 368.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 669 645.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 2,773 2,676.2 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,354 1,306.7 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 4,796 4,628.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Renton 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 Renton

382
Violent Crimes
368.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 382 violent crimes in Renton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Renton is 368.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 271.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Renton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.52% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Renton

4,796
Property Crimes
4,628.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
136.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,796 property crimes in Renton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Renton is 4,628.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Renton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 136.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.39% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Renton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Kent, WA 133,066 7,967 5,987.3 5,528.1 459.2
SeaTac, WA 30,203 1,764 5,840.5 5,208.1 632.4
Mercer Island, WA 25,121 450 1,791.3 1,691.8 99.5
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Bonney Lake, WA 22,898 761 3,323.4 3,105.1 218.4
Tukwila, WA 21,473 4,459 20,765.6 19,992.5 773.1
Newcastle, WA 12,782 311 2,433.1 2,347.1 86.1
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Sumner, WA 10,681 643 6,020.0 5,795.3 224.7

Renton SnackAbility

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