Tumwater, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tumwater, WA Summary

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

  • There were 941 total crimes committed in Tumwater the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,587.9 total crimes per 100K people in Tumwater.
  • The overall crime rate in Tumwater is 54.37% above the national average.
  • Tumwater ranks #114 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Tumwater ranks #8,679 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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Tumwater Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tumwater is 3,587.9 per 100,000 people. That's 54.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.56% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tumwater
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 941 3,587.9 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 13 49.6 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 148.7 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 60 228.8 293.7 369.8
Burglary 143 545.2 522.1 269.8
Larceny 600 2,287.7 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 138 526.2 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 881 3,359.1 2,732.4 1,954.4

Tumwater 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 Tumwater

60
Violent Crimes
228.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 violent crimes in Tumwater in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tumwater is 228.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 437.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tumwater each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -22.11% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tumwater

881
Property Crimes
3,359.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 881 property crimes in Tumwater in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tumwater is 3,359.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tumwater each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.94% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tumwater

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
Lacey, WA 55,101 2,017 3,660.6 3,441.0 219.6
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
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
Dupont, WA 10,024 223 2,224.7 2,134.9 89.8
Tenino, WA 1,886 32 1,696.7 1,166.5 530.2

Tumwater SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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