Spokane, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Spokane:

  • There were 14,694 total crimes committed in Spokane the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,408.4 total crimes per 100K people in Spokane.
  • The overall crime rate in Spokane is 175.73% above the national average.
  • Spokane ranks #167 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Spokane ranks #9,654 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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Spokane Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spokane is 6,408.4 per 100,000 people. That's 175.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 111.77% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spokane
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,694 6,408.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 18 7.9 3.9 6.3
Robbery 309 134.8 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,020 444.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1,541 672.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 1,771 772.4 522.1 269.8
Larceny 9,579 4,177.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,803 786.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 13,153 5,736.4 2,732.4 1,954.4

Spokane 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 Spokane

1,541
Violent Crimes
672.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
81.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,541 violent crimes in Spokane in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spokane is 672.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spokane each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 81.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 128.83% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spokane

13,153
Property Crimes
5,736.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
193.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13,153 property crimes in Spokane in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spokane is 5,736.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.4 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 193.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 109.94% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 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 108,076 4,750 4,395.1 4,062.0 333.1
Cheney, WA 13,092 267 2,039.4 1,840.8 198.6
Liberty Lake, WA 12,897 272 2,109.0 1,907.4 201.6
Airway Heights, WA 10,803 472 4,369.2 4,045.2 324.0

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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