Tukwila, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tukwila, WA Summary

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

  • There were 3,385 total crimes committed in Tukwila in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 16,170.6 total crimes per 100K people in Tukwila.
  • The overall crime rate in Tukwila is 663.04% above the national average.
  • Tukwila ranks #171 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Tukwila ranks #9,879 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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Tukwila Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tukwila is 16,170.6 per 100,000 people. That's 663.04% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 479.06% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tukwila
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,385 16,170.6 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 3 14.3 3.8 5.0
Robbery 73 348.7 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 91 434.7 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 194 926.8 326.1 359.0
Burglary 176 840.8 398.8 229.0
Larceny 2,418 11,551.1 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 597 2,852.0 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,191 15,243.9 2,466.5 1,760.0

Tukwila 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 Tukwila

194
Violent Crimes
926.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
158.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 194 violent crimes in Tukwila in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tukwila is 926.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tukwila each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 158.15% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 184.21% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tukwila

3,191
Property Crimes
15,243.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
766.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,191 property crimes in Tukwila in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tukwila is 15,243.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 6.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tukwila each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 766.13% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 518.04% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tukwila

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tacoma, WA 223,980 14,932 6,666.7 5,603.6 1,063.0
Renton, WA 103,762 3,790 3,652.6 3,313.4 339.2
Burien, WA 50,318 1,922 3,819.7 3,394.4 425.3
SeaTac, WA 31,950 1,391 4,353.7 3,943.7 410.0
Des Moines, WA 31,694 997 3,145.7 2,849.1 296.6
Mercer Island, WA 24,416 312 1,277.9 1,241.0 36.9
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,063 238 989.1 951.7 37.4
Port Orchard, WA 18,806 618 3,286.2 2,898.0 388.2
Gig Harbor, WA 12,785 405 3,167.8 2,964.4 203.4
Newcastle, WA 12,636 293 2,318.8 2,271.3 47.5

Tukwila SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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