Goldendale, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Goldendale, WA Summary

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

  • There were 165 total crimes committed in Goldendale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,646.6 total crimes per 100K people in Goldendale.
  • The overall crime rate in Goldendale is 99.92% above the national average.
  • Goldendale ranks #140 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Goldendale ranks #9,288 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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Goldendale Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Goldendale is 4,646.6 per 100,000 people. That's 99.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.55% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Goldendale
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 165 4,646.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 84.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 3 84.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 22 619.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 139 3,914.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 28.2 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 162 4,562.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Goldendale 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 Goldendale

3
Violent Crimes
84.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Goldendale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Goldendale is 84.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,183.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Goldendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.23% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Goldendale

162
Property Crimes
4,562.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
133.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 162 property crimes in Goldendale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Goldendale is 4,562.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Goldendale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 133.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.96% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Goldendale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
The Dalles, OR 16,100 668 4,149.1 3,788.8 360.2
Toppenish, WA 8,717 725 8,317.1 7,445.2 871.9
Hood River, OR 8,396 336 4,001.9 3,918.5 83.4

Goldendale SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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