Selah, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Selah, WA Summary

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

  • There were 192 total crimes committed in Selah the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,325.0 total crimes per 100K people in Selah.
  • The overall crime rate in Selah is 0.04% above the national average.
  • Selah ranks #78 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Selah ranks #7,197 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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Selah Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selah is 2,325.0 per 100,000 people. That's 0.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.17% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selah
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 192 2,325.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 1 12.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 24.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 10 121.1 293.7 369.8
Burglary 25 302.7 522.1 269.8
Larceny 141 1,707.4 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 193.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 182 2,203.9 2,732.4 1,954.4

Selah 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 Selah

10
Violent Crimes
121.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Selah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selah is 121.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 825.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selah each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.77% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selah

182
Property Crimes
2,203.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 182 property crimes in Selah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selah is 2,203.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.34% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yakima, WA 96,267 3,615 3,755.2 3,143.3 611.8
Ellensburg, WA 19,822 583 2,941.2 2,688.9 252.2
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
Union Gap, WA 6,514 537 8,243.8 7,875.3 368.4
Moxee, WA 4,408 44 998.2 771.3 226.9

Selah SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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