Tukwila, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 4,459 total crimes committed in Tukwila the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 20,765.6 total crimes per 100K people in Tukwila.
  • The overall crime rate in Tukwila is 793.45% above the national average.
  • Tukwila ranks #177 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Tukwila ranks #9,855 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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Tukwila Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tukwila is 20,765.6 per 100,000 people. That's 793.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 586.21% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tukwila
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,459 20,765.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 14.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 88 409.8 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 63 293.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 166 773.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 321 1,494.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 3,077 14,329.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 895 4,168.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 4,293 19,992.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

Tukwila 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 Tukwila

166
Violent Crimes
773.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
109.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 166 violent crimes in Tukwila in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tukwila is 773.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tukwila each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 109.05% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 163.22% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tukwila

4,293
Property Crimes
19,992.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
922.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,293 property crimes in Tukwila in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tukwila is 19,992.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5.0 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 922.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 631.67% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 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 219,027 22,230 10,149.4 8,539.6 1,609.8
Renton, WA 103,619 5,178 4,997.2 4,628.5 368.7
Burien, WA 50,159 2,312 4,609.3 4,112.9 496.4
Des Moines, WA 32,541 1,235 3,795.2 3,491.0 304.2
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
Port Orchard, WA 16,351 1,027 6,281.0 5,840.6 440.3
Newcastle, WA 12,782 311 2,433.1 2,347.1 86.1
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9

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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