Lakewood, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lakewood, WA Summary

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

  • There were 3,811 total crimes committed in Lakewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,045.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lakewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lakewood is 160.09% above the national average.
  • Lakewood ranks #160 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Lakewood ranks #9,609 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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Lakewood Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lakewood is 6,045.0 per 100,000 people. That's 160.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 99.76% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lakewood
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,811 6,045.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 4 6.3 3.9 6.3
Robbery 112 177.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 379 601.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 529 839.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 537 851.8 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,749 2,774.3 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 996 1,579.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 3,282 5,205.9 2,732.4 1,954.4

Lakewood 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 Lakewood

529
Violent Crimes
839.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
126.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 529 violent crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lakewood is 839.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 126.91% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 185.70% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lakewood

3,282
Property Crimes
5,205.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
166.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,282 property crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lakewood is 5,205.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 166.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 90.52% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lakewood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Flower Mound, TX 78,167 644 823.9 776.5 47.3
Little Elm, TX 55,340 353 637.9 477.1 160.8
The Colony, TX 45,357 1,410 3,108.7 2,817.6 291.0
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Southlake, TX 30,949 392 1,266.6 1,214.9 51.7

Lakewood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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