West Richland, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Richland, WA Summary

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

  • There were 215 total crimes committed in West Richland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,224.6 total crimes per 100K people in West Richland.
  • The overall crime rate in West Richland is -47.31% below the national average.
  • West Richland ranks #28 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • West Richland ranks #4,470 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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West Richland Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Richland is 1,224.6 per 100,000 people. That's -47.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.53% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Richland
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 215 1,224.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 11.4 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 57.0 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 91.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 30 170.9 522.1 269.8
Larceny 141 803.1 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 159.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 199 1,133.5 2,732.4 1,954.4

West Richland 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 West Richland

16
Violent Crimes
91.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in West Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Richland is 91.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,097.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.97% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Richland

199
Property Crimes
1,133.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 199 property crimes in West Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Richland is 1,133.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.52% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Richland

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
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Othello, WA 8,876 270 3,041.9 2,895.4 146.5
Toppenish, WA 8,717 725 8,317.1 7,445.2 871.9
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5
Prosser, WA 6,136 145 2,363.1 2,249.0 114.1

West Richland SnackAbility

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