Longview, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Longview, WA Summary

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

  • There were 1,826 total crimes committed in Longview the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,834.8 total crimes per 100K people in Longview.
  • The overall crime rate in Longview is 108.02% above the national average.
  • Longview ranks #144 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Longview ranks #9,353 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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Longview Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Longview is 4,834.8 per 100,000 people. That's 108.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 59.77% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Longview
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,826 4,834.8 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 35 92.7 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 71 188.0 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 132 349.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 292 773.1 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,188 3,145.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 214 566.6 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,694 4,485.3 2,732.4 1,954.4

Longview 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 Longview

132
Violent Crimes
349.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 violent crimes in Longview in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Longview is 349.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 286.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Longview each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 19.00% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Longview

1,694
Property Crimes
4,485.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
129.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,694 property crimes in Longview in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Longview is 4,485.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Longview each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 129.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 64.15% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Longview

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vancouver, WA 193,273 12,006 6,211.9 5,576.1 635.9
Battle Ground, WA 21,385 366 1,711.5 1,557.2 154.3
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
Washougal, WA 16,902 351 2,076.7 1,798.6 278.1
Kelso, WA 12,723 646 5,077.4 4,668.7 408.7
Chehalis, WA 7,870 562 7,141.0 6,836.1 305.0
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

Longview SnackAbility

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