Ocean Shores, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ocean Shores, WA Summary

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

  • There were 95 total crimes committed in Ocean Shores the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,438.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ocean Shores.
  • The overall crime rate in Ocean Shores is -38.11% below the national average.
  • Ocean Shores ranks #43 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Ocean Shores ranks #5,137 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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Ocean Shores Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ocean Shores is 1,438.5 per 100,000 people. That's -38.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.46% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ocean Shores
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 95 1,438.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 1 15.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 45.4 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 5 75.7 293.7 369.8
Burglary 33 499.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 50 757.1 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 106.0 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 90 1,362.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Ocean Shores 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 Ocean Shores

5
Violent Crimes
75.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Ocean Shores in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ocean Shores is 75.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,320.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ocean Shores each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.22% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ocean Shores

90
Property Crimes
1,362.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Ocean Shores in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ocean Shores is 1,362.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ocean Shores each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.12% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ocean Shores

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
Hoquiam, WA 8,918 216 2,422.1 2,298.7 123.3
Westport, WA 2,280 119 5,219.3 4,956.1 263.2

Ocean Shores SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
3
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