Montesano, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montesano, WA Summary

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

  • There were 54 total crimes committed in Montesano the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,286.9 total crimes per 100K people in Montesano.
  • The overall crime rate in Montesano is -44.63% below the national average.
  • Montesano ranks #33 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Montesano ranks #4,679 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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Montesano Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montesano is 1,286.9 per 100,000 people. That's -44.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.47% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montesano
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 54 1,286.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 23.8 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1 23.8 293.7 369.8
Burglary 8 190.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 44 1,048.6 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 23.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 53 1,263.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Montesano 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 Montesano

1
Violent Crimes
23.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Montesano in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montesano is 23.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,196.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montesano each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.89% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montesano

53
Property Crimes
1,263.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 property crimes in Montesano in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montesano is 1,263.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montesano each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.37% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.77% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montesano

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Olympia, WA 56,214 2,656 4,724.8 4,203.6 521.2
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
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
Hoquiam, WA 8,918 216 2,422.1 2,298.7 123.3
Chehalis, WA 7,870 562 7,141.0 6,836.1 305.0
Ocean Shores, WA 6,604 95 1,438.5 1,362.8 75.7
Elma, WA 3,509 78 2,222.9 2,051.9 171.0

Montesano SnackAbility

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