Sunnyside, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sunnyside, WA Summary

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

  • There were 465 total crimes committed in Sunnyside in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,866.8 total crimes per 100K people in Sunnyside.
  • The overall crime rate in Sunnyside is 35.28% above the national average.
  • Sunnyside ranks #120 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Sunnyside ranks #8,462 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.

Additional research about crime in Washington

Sunnyside Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sunnyside is 2,866.8 per 100,000 people. That's 35.28% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.66% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sunnyside
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 465 2,866.8 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 12.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 9 55.5 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 185.0 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 45 277.4 326.1 359.0
Burglary 44 271.3 398.8 229.0
Larceny 321 1,979.0 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 55 339.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 420 2,589.4 2,466.5 1,760.0

Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside

45
Violent Crimes
277.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Sunnyside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sunnyside is 277.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 360.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sunnyside each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.72% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.92% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sunnyside

420
Property Crimes
2,589.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
47.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 420 property crimes in Sunnyside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sunnyside is 2,589.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sunnyside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 47.12% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.98% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sunnyside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yakima, WA 96,646 2,502 2,588.8 2,044.6 544.3
Kennewick, WA 85,553 3,275 3,828.0 3,461.0 367.0
Pasco, WA 80,838 2,056 2,543.4 2,195.7 347.6
Richland, WA 64,736 1,418 2,190.4 1,940.2 250.2
Hermiston, OR 19,504 691 3,542.9 3,225.0 317.9
Grandview, WA 11,210 261 2,328.3 1,900.1 428.2
Selah, WA 8,712 103 1,182.3 1,056.0 126.3
Toppenish, WA 8,593 392 4,561.9 4,247.6 314.2
Prosser, WA 6,444 120 1,862.2 1,629.4 232.8
Union Gap, WA 6,403 554 8,652.2 8,417.9 234.3

Sunnyside SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
2
Commute
8
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