Kelso, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kelso, WA Summary

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

  • There were 646 total crimes committed in Kelso the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,077.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kelso.
  • The overall crime rate in Kelso is 118.46% above the national average.
  • Kelso ranks #146 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Kelso ranks #9,427 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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Kelso Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kelso is 5,077.4 per 100,000 people. That's 118.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.79% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kelso
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 646 5,077.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 15.7 3.9 6.3
Robbery 10 78.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 243.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 52 408.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 124 974.6 522.1 269.8
Larceny 402 3,159.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 68 534.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 594 4,668.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Kelso 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 Kelso

52
Violent Crimes
408.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Kelso in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kelso is 408.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kelso each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 39.16% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kelso

594
Property Crimes
4,668.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
138.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 594 property crimes in Kelso in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kelso is 4,668.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kelso each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 138.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.86% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kelso

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, WA 37,768 1,826 4,834.8 4,485.3 349.5
St. Helens, OR 14,356 204 1,421.0 1,142.4 278.6
Woodland, WA 6,544 218 3,331.3 3,147.9 183.4
Kalama, WA 3,061 84 2,744.2 2,613.5 130.7
Castle Rock, WA 2,442 77 3,153.2 3,030.3 122.9
Rainier, OR 1,912 105 5,491.6 5,334.7 156.9

Kelso SnackAbility

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