Burlington, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burlington, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,200 total crimes committed in Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 11,779.7 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is 406.83% above the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #175 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Burlington ranks #9,833 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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Burlington Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 11,779.7 per 100,000 people. That's 406.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 289.27% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,200 11,779.7 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 19.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 22 216.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 49.1 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 34 333.8 293.7 369.8
Burglary 130 1,276.1 522.1 269.8
Larceny 933 9,158.7 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 103 1,011.1 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,166 11,446.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Burlington 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 Burlington

34
Violent Crimes
333.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 333.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 299.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 13.64% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

1,166
Property Crimes
11,446.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
485.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,166 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 11,446.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 8.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 485.65% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 318.89% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Vernon, WA 35,511 1,143 3,218.7 2,948.4 270.3
Oak Harbor, WA 24,858 235 945.4 885.0 60.3
Anacortes, WA 17,990 607 3,374.1 3,285.2 88.9
Stanwood, WA 9,132 130 1,423.6 1,346.9 76.7

Burlington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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