Walla Walla, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Walla Walla, WA Summary

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

  • There were 826 total crimes committed in Walla Walla in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,498.3 total crimes per 100K people in Walla Walla.
  • The overall crime rate in Walla Walla is 17.89% above the national average.
  • Walla Walla ranks #109 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Walla Walla ranks #8,042 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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Walla Walla Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walla Walla is 2,498.3 per 100,000 people. That's 17.89% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -10.54% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walla Walla
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 826 2,498.3 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 10 30.2 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 59 178.5 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 94 284.3 326.1 359.0
Burglary 58 175.4 398.8 229.0
Larceny 601 1,817.8 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 73 220.8 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 732 2,214.0 2,466.5 1,760.0

Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla

94
Violent Crimes
284.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Walla Walla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walla Walla is 284.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 351.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walla Walla each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.81% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walla Walla

732
Property Crimes
2,214.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 732 property crimes in Walla Walla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walla Walla is 2,214.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walla Walla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.80% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.24% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walla Walla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Pendleton, OR 17,380 537 3,089.8 2,681.2 408.5
College Place, WA 9,706 185 1,906.0 1,813.3 92.7
Umatilla, OR 7,884 94 1,192.3 976.7 215.6
Milton-Freewater, OR 6,920 138 1,994.2 1,777.5 216.8

Walla Walla SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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