Arlington, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Arlington, WA Summary

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

  • There were 641 total crimes committed in Arlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,177.0 total crimes per 100K people in Arlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Arlington is 36.69% above the national average.
  • Arlington ranks #105 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Arlington ranks #8,325 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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Arlington Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arlington is 3,177.0 per 100,000 people. That's 36.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.99% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arlington
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 641 3,177.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 16 79.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 218.1 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 67 332.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 114 565.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 354 1,754.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 106 525.4 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 574 2,845.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Arlington 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 Arlington

67
Violent Crimes
332.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arlington is 332.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 301.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 13.07% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arlington

574
Property Crimes
2,845.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 574 property crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arlington is 2,845.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.12% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Marysville, WA 71,395 1,421 1,990.3 1,736.8 253.5
Lake Stevens, WA 36,828 428 1,162.2 993.8 168.4
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Mukilteo, WA 21,009 535 2,546.5 2,427.5 119.0
Snohomish, WA 10,125 296 2,923.5 2,716.0 207.4
Stanwood, WA 9,132 130 1,423.6 1,346.9 76.7

Arlington SnackAbility

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