Sunnyside, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sunnyside, WA Summary

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

  • There were 685 total crimes committed in Sunnyside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,202.5 total crimes per 100K people in Sunnyside.
  • The overall crime rate in Sunnyside is 80.81% above the national average.
  • Sunnyside ranks #129 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Sunnyside ranks #9,077 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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Sunnyside Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sunnyside is 4,202.5 per 100,000 people. That's 80.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.87% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sunnyside
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 685 4,202.5 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.1 3.9 6.3
Robbery 17 104.3 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 56 343.6 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 78 478.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 83 509.2 522.1 269.8
Larceny 422 2,589.0 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 102 625.8 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 607 3,723.9 2,732.4 1,954.4

Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside

78
Violent Crimes
478.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 78 violent crimes in Sunnyside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sunnyside is 478.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sunnyside each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.40% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 62.93% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sunnyside

607
Property Crimes
3,723.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
90.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 607 property crimes in Sunnyside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sunnyside is 3,723.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sunnyside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 90.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.29% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sunnyside

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
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
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
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
Selah, WA 8,258 192 2,325.0 2,203.9 121.1
Union Gap, WA 6,514 537 8,243.8 7,875.3 368.4
Prosser, WA 6,136 145 2,363.1 2,249.0 114.1

Sunnyside SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
2
Commute
8
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