Forks, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forks, WA Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Forks the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,947.2 total crimes per 100K people in Forks.
  • The overall crime rate in Forks is -16.22% below the national average.
  • Forks ranks #58 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Forks ranks #6,429 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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Forks Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forks is 1,947.2 per 100,000 people. That's -16.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.65% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forks
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 1,947.2 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 256.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 10 256.2 293.7 369.8
Burglary 12 307.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 49 1,255.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 76.9 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 66 1,691.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Forks 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 Forks

10
Violent Crimes
256.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Forks in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forks is 256.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 390.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forks each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.76% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forks

66
Property Crimes
1,691.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Forks in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forks is 1,691.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forks each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.11% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forks

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Port Angeles, WA 20,290 904 4,455.4 3,785.1 670.3

Forks SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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