Chehalis, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chehalis, WA Summary

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

  • There were 562 total crimes committed in Chehalis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,141.0 total crimes per 100K people in Chehalis.
  • The overall crime rate in Chehalis is 207.25% above the national average.
  • Chehalis ranks #170 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Chehalis ranks #9,727 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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Chehalis Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chehalis is 7,141.0 per 100,000 people. That's 207.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 135.98% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chehalis
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 562 7,141.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 7 88.9 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 203.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 24 305.0 293.7 369.8
Burglary 54 686.1 522.1 269.8
Larceny 434 5,514.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 50 635.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 538 6,836.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Chehalis 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 Chehalis

24
Violent Crimes
305.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Chehalis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chehalis is 305.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chehalis each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.83% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chehalis

538
Property Crimes
6,836.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
249.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 538 property crimes in Chehalis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chehalis is 6,836.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chehalis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 249.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 150.18% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chehalis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
Kelso, WA 12,723 646 5,077.4 4,668.7 408.7
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Shelton, WA 11,102 443 3,990.3 3,395.8 594.5
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Hoquiam, WA 8,918 216 2,422.1 2,298.7 123.3
Napavine, WA 1,999 40 2,001.0 1,901.0 100.1
Tenino, WA 1,886 32 1,696.7 1,166.5 530.2
Winlock, WA 1,704 34 1,995.3 1,877.9 117.4

Chehalis SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
6
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