Richland, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richland, WA Summary

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

  • There were 2,538 total crimes committed in Richland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,023.4 total crimes per 100K people in Richland.
  • The overall crime rate in Richland is 73.11% above the national average.
  • Richland ranks #124 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Richland ranks #8,973 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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Richland Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richland is 4,023.4 per 100,000 people. That's 73.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.96% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richland
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,538 4,023.4 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 5 7.9 3.9 6.3
Robbery 25 39.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 124 196.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 197 312.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 282 447.0 522.1 269.8
Larceny 1,742 2,761.5 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 317 502.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,341 3,711.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Richland 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 Richland

197
Violent Crimes
312.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 197 violent crimes in Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richland is 312.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 320.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.33% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richland

2,341
Property Crimes
3,711.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,341 property crimes in Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richland is 3,711.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.82% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,058 4,367 5,134.1 4,656.8 477.3
Pasco, WA 79,899 2,509 3,140.2 2,822.3 317.9
Walla Walla, WA 33,899 1,163 3,430.8 3,059.1 371.7
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
West Richland, WA 17,557 215 1,224.6 1,133.5 91.1
Pendleton, OR 16,780 685 4,082.2 3,831.9 250.3
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Toppenish, WA 8,717 725 8,317.1 7,445.2 871.9
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5

Richland SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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