Kirkland, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kirkland, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,267 total crimes committed in Kirkland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,478.6 total crimes per 100K people in Kirkland.
  • The overall crime rate in Kirkland is 6.64% above the national average.
  • Kirkland ranks #85 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Kirkland ranks #7,444 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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Kirkland Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kirkland is 2,478.6 per 100,000 people. That's 6.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.09% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kirkland
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,267 2,478.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 28 30.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 59 64.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 106 115.9 293.7 369.8
Burglary 247 270.1 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,678 1,834.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 236 258.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,161 2,362.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Kirkland 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 Kirkland

106
Violent Crimes
115.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 violent crimes in Kirkland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kirkland is 115.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 862.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kirkland each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.54% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kirkland

2,161
Property Crimes
2,362.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,161 property crimes in Kirkland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kirkland is 2,362.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kirkland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.53% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kirkland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Everett, WA 110,694 5,306 4,793.4 4,350.7 442.7
Redmond, WA 79,403 2,614 3,292.1 3,173.7 118.4
Bothell, WA 47,407 1,022 2,155.8 2,077.8 78.0
Lynnwood, WA 42,764 2,669 6,241.2 5,911.5 329.7
SeaTac, WA 30,203 1,764 5,840.5 5,208.1 632.4
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,336 363 1,491.6 1,397.1 94.5
Kenmore, WA 23,107 310 1,341.6 1,281.0 60.6
Tukwila, WA 21,473 4,459 20,765.6 19,992.5 773.1
Monroe, WA 20,309 603 2,969.1 2,703.2 265.9
Woodinville, WA 13,357 553 4,140.2 3,953.0 187.2

Kirkland SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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