Walla Walla, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 1,163 total crimes committed in Walla Walla the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,430.8 total crimes per 100K people in Walla Walla.
  • The overall crime rate in Walla Walla is 47.61% above the national average.
  • Walla Walla ranks #112 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Walla Walla ranks #8,564 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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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 3,430.8 per 100,000 people. That's 47.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 13.37% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walla Walla
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,163 3,430.8 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.9 3.9 6.3
Robbery 10 29.5 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 87 256.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 126 371.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 206 607.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 741 2,185.9 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 90 265.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,037 3,059.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla

126
Violent Crimes
371.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 126 violent crimes in Walla Walla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walla Walla is 371.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 269.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walla Walla each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 26.56% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walla Walla

1,037
Property Crimes
3,059.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,037 property crimes in Walla Walla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walla Walla is 3,059.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.7 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 56.52% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.95% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 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 85,058 4,367 5,134.1 4,656.8 477.3
Pasco, WA 79,899 2,509 3,140.2 2,822.3 317.9
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
Pendleton, OR 16,780 685 4,082.2 3,831.9 250.3
College Place, WA 9,907 228 2,301.4 2,230.7 70.7
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5
Milton-Freewater, OR 7,119 184 2,584.6 2,163.2 421.4

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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