Spokane, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Spokane, WA Summary

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

  • There were 12,660 total crimes committed in Spokane in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,515.6 total crimes per 100K people in Spokane.
  • The overall crime rate in Spokane is 160.27% above the national average.
  • Spokane ranks #163 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Spokane ranks #9,639 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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Spokane Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spokane is 5,515.6 per 100,000 people. That's 160.27% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 97.51% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spokane
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,660 5,515.6 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 16 7.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 333 145.1 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,024 446.1 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 1,549 674.9 326.1 359.0
Burglary 1,484 646.5 398.8 229.0
Larceny 8,421 3,668.8 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,206 525.4 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 11,111 4,840.8 2,466.5 1,760.0

Spokane 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 Spokane

1,549
Violent Crimes
674.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
87.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,549 violent crimes in Spokane in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spokane is 674.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spokane each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 87.98% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 106.96% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spokane

11,111
Property Crimes
4,840.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
175.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11,111 property crimes in Spokane in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spokane is 4,840.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spokane each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 175.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.26% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spokane

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spokane Valley, WA 109,852 4,128 3,757.8 3,515.6 242.1
Liberty Lake, WA 13,559 228 1,681.5 1,526.7 154.9
Cheney, WA 12,393 253 2,041.5 1,670.3 371.2
Airway Heights, WA 11,035 471 4,268.2 3,896.7 371.5

Spokane SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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