Seattle WA Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018
Interactive chart of the Seattle, Washington murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
- The Seattle WA murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 4.31 per 100,000 population, a 15.24% increase from 2017.
- The Seattle WA murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 3.74 per 100,000 population, a 38.01% increase from 2016.
- The Seattle WA murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 2.71 per 100,000 population, a 19.35% decline from 2015.
- The Seattle WA murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 3.36 per 100,000 population, a 14.29% decline from 2014.
| City Name |
Population |
Rate |
| Port Townsend |
9,615 |
31.20 |
| Yakima |
93,959 |
17.03 |
| Union Gap |
6,163 |
16.23 |
| Steilacoom |
6,389 |
15.65 |
| Lakewood |
60,694 |
14.83 |
| Tukwila |
20,288 |
14.79 |
| SeaTac |
29,463 |
13.58 |
| Duvall |
7,980 |
12.53 |
| Sunnyside |
16,468 |
12.14 |
| Toppenish |
8,898 |
11.24 |
| Battle Ground |
21,002 |
9.52 |
| Mukilteo |
21,638 |
9.24 |
| University Place |
33,743 |
8.89 |
| Tacoma |
215,687 |
7.88 |
| Lacey |
50,844 |
7.87 |
| Burien |
52,189 |
7.66 |
| Edmonds |
42,565 |
7.05 |
| Port Orchard |
14,269 |
7.01 |
| Pasco |
74,582 |
6.70 |
| West Richland |
15,012 |
6.66 |
| Des Moines |
31,460 |
6.36 |
| Mount Vernon |
35,550 |
5.63 |
| Longview |
37,720 |
5.30 |
| Renton |
102,749 |
4.87 |
| Covington |
21,436 |
4.67 |
| Mountlake Terrace |
21,549 |
4.64 |
| Everett |
111,091 |
4.50 |
| Seattle |
742,759 |
4.31 |
| Kenmore |
23,219 |
4.31 |
| Tumwater |
23,405 |
4.27 |
| Moses Lake |
23,763 |
4.21 |
| Camas |
23,865 |
4.19 |
| Bainbridge Island |
24,739 |
4.04 |
| Kent |
129,870 |
3.85 |
| Spokane |
218,222 |
3.67 |
| Kennewick |
82,687 |
3.63 |
| Puyallup |
41,572 |
2.41 |
| Olympia |
52,312 |
1.91 |
| Shoreline |
56,637 |
1.77 |
| Vancouver |
177,580 |
1.69 |
| Sammamish |
65,604 |
1.52 |
| Redmond |
65,827 |
1.52 |
| Marysville |
70,204 |
1.42 |
| Auburn |
82,381 |
1.21 |
| Spokane Valley |
99,020 |
1.01 |
| Zillah |
3,139 |
0.00 |
| Yarrow Point |
1,144 |
0.00 |
| Woodway |
1,390 |
0.00 |
| Woodland |
6,228 |
0.00 |
| Woodinville |
12,153 |
0.00 |
| White Salmon |
2,583 |
0.00 |
| Winthrop |
444 |
0.00 |
| Wenatchee |
34,169 |
0.00 |
| Westport |
2,047 |
0.00 |
| Washougal |
15,949 |
0.00 |
| Warden |
2,733 |
0.00 |
| Walla Walla |
32,906 |
0.00 |
| Sumner |
10,191 |
0.00 |
| Sultan |
5,204 |
0.00 |
| Sumas |
1,488 |
0.00 |
| Stanwood |
7,225 |
0.00 |
| Soap Lake |
1,583 |
0.00 |
| Snoqualmie |
13,947 |
0.00 |
| Snohomish |
10,227 |
0.00 |
| Sequim |
7,183 |
0.00 |
| Shelton |
10,188 |
0.00 |
| Selah |
7,932 |
0.00 |
| Sedro Woolley |
11,953 |
0.00 |
| Ruston |
840 |
0.00 |
| Roy |
826 |
0.00 |
| Royal City |
2,212 |
0.00 |
| Ritzville |
1,631 |
0.00 |
| Ridgefield |
8,552 |
0.00 |
| Richland |
57,450 |
0.00 |
| Raymond |
2,928 |
0.00 |
| Quincy |
7,598 |
0.00 |
| Prosser |
6,342 |
0.00 |
| Pullman |
33,896 |
0.00 |
| Poulsbo |
10,886 |
0.00 |
| Port Angeles |
19,992 |
0.00 |
| Pacific |
7,269 |
0.00 |
| Othello |
8,247 |
0.00 |
| Oroville |
1,669 |
0.00 |
| Orting |
8,179 |
0.00 |
| Ocean Shores |
5,977 |
0.00 |
| Oak Harbor |
23,330 |
0.00 |
| Oakville |
683 |
0.00 |
| North Bend |
6,971 |
0.00 |
| Newcastle |
11,878 |
0.00 |
| Napavine |
1,908 |
0.00 |
| Moxee |
4,114 |
0.00 |
| Mossyrock |
794 |
0.00 |
| Morton |
1,164 |
0.00 |
| Montesano |
3,959 |
0.00 |
| Monroe |
19,003 |
0.00 |
| Milton |
8,366 |
0.00 |
| Mercer Island |
25,641 |
0.00 |
| Mill Creek |
21,234 |
0.00 |
| Medina |
3,311 |
0.00 |
| Maple Valley |
26,212 |
0.00 |
| Lynnwood |
38,620 |
0.00 |
| Lynden |
14,612 |
0.00 |
| Long Beach |
1,416 |
0.00 |
| Liberty Lake |
10,272 |
0.00 |
| Lake Stevens |
33,491 |
0.00 |
| Lake Forest Park |
13,504 |
0.00 |
| La Center |
3,258 |
0.00 |
| Kettle Falls |
1,616 |
0.00 |
| Kirkland |
89,805 |
0.00 |
| Kalama |
2,737 |
0.00 |
| Kelso |
12,164 |
0.00 |
| Issaquah |
38,606 |
0.00 |
| Hoquiam |
8,469 |
0.00 |
| Index |
210 |
0.00 |
| Grandview |
11,163 |
0.00 |
| Granite Falls |
3,634 |
0.00 |
| Grand Coulee |
2,047 |
0.00 |
| Goldendale |
3,496 |
0.00 |
| Gig Harbor |
9,909 |
0.00 |
| Gold Bar |
2,323 |
0.00 |
| Forks |
3,874 |
0.00 |
| Ferndale |
14,439 |
0.00 |
| Fircrest |
6,839 |
0.00 |
| Federal Way |
97,762 |
0.00 |
| Ephrata |
8,062 |
0.00 |
| Enumclaw |
11,882 |
0.00 |
| Elma |
3,089 |
0.00 |
| Ellensburg |
20,616 |
0.00 |
| Edgewood |
11,510 |
0.00 |
| Eatonville |
3,027 |
0.00 |
| East Wenatchee |
14,097 |
0.00 |
| Dupont |
9,678 |
0.00 |
| Darrington |
1,414 |
0.00 |
| Connell |
5,765 |
0.00 |
| Coulee Dam |
1,076 |
0.00 |
| Colville |
4,777 |
0.00 |
| Cle Elum |
2,966 |
0.00 |
| Clarkston |
7,417 |
0.00 |
| Chewelah |
2,643 |
0.00 |
| Cheney |
12,715 |
0.00 |
| Chehalis |
7,573 |
0.00 |
| Centralia |
17,299 |
0.00 |
| Castle Rock |
2,251 |
0.00 |
| Carnation |
2,224 |
0.00 |
| Burlington |
8,839 |
0.00 |
| Buckley |
5,402 |
0.00 |
| Brier |
6,975 |
0.00 |
| Bothell |
46,387 |
0.00 |
| Bonney Lake |
21,192 |
0.00 |
| Black Diamond |
4,476 |
0.00 |
| Bellevue |
146,913 |
0.00 |
| Bellingham |
90,208 |
0.00 |
| Arlington |
19,394 |
0.00 |
| Anacortes |
17,130 |
0.00 |
| Algona |
3,207 |
0.00 |
| Airway Heights |
9,085 |
0.00 |
| Aberdeen |
16,404 |
0.00 |
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Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Seattle |
WA |
US |
| 2018 |
4.31 |
3.13 |
4.96 |
| 2017 |
3.74 |
3.04 |
5.32 |
| 2016 |
2.71 |
2.68 |
5.38 |
| 2015 |
3.36 |
3.04 |
4.95 |
| 2014 |
3.92 |
2.52 |
4.44 |
| 2013 |
2.96 |
2.39 |
4.52 |
| 2012 |
3.67 |
3.15 |
4.73 |
| 2011 |
3.24 |
2.39 |
4.71 |
| 2010 |
3.06 |
2.28 |
4.76 |
| 2009 |
3.65 |
2.85 |
5.02 |
| 2008 |
4.85 |
2.95 |
5.42 |
| 2007 |
4.10 |
2.69 |
5.68 |
| 2006 |
5.14 |
3.08 |
5.78 |
| 2005 |
4.32 |
3.26 |
5.65 |
| 2004 |
4.17 |
3.06 |
5.50 |
| 2003 |
5.90 |
2.97 |
5.68 |
| 2002 |
4.48 |
3.03 |
5.64 |
| 2001 |
4.37 |
2.99 |
5.62 |
| 2000 |
6.55 |
3.33 |
5.54 |
| 1999 |
8.29 |
2.97 |
5.69 |
