Cle Elum, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cle Elum, WA Summary

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

  • There were 115 total crimes committed in Cle Elum the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,596.0 total crimes per 100K people in Cle Elum.
  • The overall crime rate in Cle Elum is 54.72% above the national average.
  • Cle Elum ranks #116 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Cle Elum ranks #8,684 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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Cle Elum Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cle Elum is 3,596.0 per 100,000 people. That's 54.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.83% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cle Elum
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 115 3,596.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 1 31.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 156.3 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 8 250.2 293.7 369.8
Burglary 14 437.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 77 2,407.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 500.3 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 107 3,345.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Cle Elum 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 Cle Elum

8
Violent Crimes
250.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Cle Elum in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cle Elum is 250.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 399.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cle Elum each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.83% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cle Elum

107
Property Crimes
3,345.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 107 property crimes in Cle Elum in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cle Elum is 3,345.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cle Elum each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.45% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cle Elum

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yakima, WA 96,267 3,615 3,755.2 3,143.3 611.8
Wenatchee, WA 35,462 1,067 3,008.9 2,769.2 239.7
Ellensburg, WA 19,822 583 2,941.2 2,688.9 252.2
East Wenatchee, WA 14,243 314 2,204.6 2,064.2 140.4
Snoqualmie, WA 13,523 327 2,418.1 2,410.7 7.4
Enumclaw, WA 12,833 271 2,111.7 2,057.2 54.5
Selah, WA 8,258 192 2,325.0 2,203.9 121.1
North Bend, WA 7,889 348 4,411.2 4,322.5 88.7
Union Gap, WA 6,514 537 8,243.8 7,875.3 368.4

Cle Elum SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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