Lacey, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lacey, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,017 total crimes committed in Lacey the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,660.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lacey.
  • The overall crime rate in Lacey is 57.50% above the national average.
  • Lacey ranks #117 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Lacey ranks #8,723 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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Lacey Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lacey is 3,660.6 per 100,000 people. That's 57.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.96% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lacey
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,017 3,660.6 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 32 58.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 71 128.9 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 121 219.6 293.7 369.8
Burglary 257 466.4 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,362 2,471.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 277 502.7 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,896 3,441.0 2,732.4 1,954.4

Lacey 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 Lacey

121
Violent Crimes
219.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 121 violent crimes in Lacey in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lacey is 219.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lacey each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.23% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lacey

1,896
Property Crimes
3,441.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
76.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,896 property crimes in Lacey in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lacey is 3,441.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lacey each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 76.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.93% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lacey

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Olympia, WA 56,214 2,656 4,724.8 4,203.6 521.2
Tumwater, WA 26,227 941 3,587.9 3,359.1 228.8
Shelton, WA 11,102 443 3,990.3 3,395.8 594.5
Yelm, WA 10,749 330 3,070.1 2,800.3 269.8
Dupont, WA 10,024 223 2,224.7 2,134.9 89.8

Lacey SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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