How has crime changed in Washington since 1985?

Police in Washington reported about 292 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 536 in 1992, and 2,017 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,720 in 1988. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Washington and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Washington Violent, U.S. Property, Washington Property, U.S.
1985 429.9 570.3 6,166.7 4,780.0
1986 444.2 633.6 6,544.1 5,015.3
1987 448.2 624.9 6,677.7 5,090.1
1988 473.8 630.2 6,720.0 5,045.9
1989 475.7 680.5 6,145.6 5,211.5
1990 501.9 749.8 5,742.7 5,227.0
1991 531.6 798.1 5,841.5 5,388.4
1992 535.5 785.4 5,678.0 5,089.3
1993 528.8 764.1 5,593.4 4,814.1
1994 511.9 740.4 5,557.3 4,752.4
1995 478.6 720.6 5,746.0 4,796.6
1996 429.9 658.8 5,533.5 4,553.0
1997 427.0 644.9 5,383.7 4,494.7
1998 425.5 603.8 5,368.9 4,212.6
1999 379.7 545.8 4,915.5 3,872.6
2000 373.7 534.4 4,811.8 3,751.7
2001 356.8 529.5 4,841.5 3,801.5
2002 347.1 512.9 4,793.6 3,737.7
2003 350.6 493.7 4,830.6 3,704.0
2004 345.4 478.6 4,899.8 3,599.4
2005 345.4 483.0 4,922.4 3,518.3
2006 347.9 486.9 4,534.6 3,397.1
2007 336.6 477.9 4,073.3 3,316.1
2008 333.9 463.7 3,828.7 3,252.3
2009 332.1 436.8 3,687.4 3,076.7
2010 313.0 408.1 3,722.5 2,963.4
2011 293.7 390.1 3,573.5 2,925.7
2012 298.5 390.7 3,711.2 2,881.3
2013 287.2 378.2 3,735.4 2,759.3
2014 283.2 373.7 3,729.3 2,591.8
2015 283.0 384.6 3,492.7 2,495.2
2016 300.8 399.5 3,494.6 2,469.1
2017 304.7 397.5 3,185.7 2,372.4
2018 315.3 384.8 2,959.3 2,206.8
2019 306.1 381.0 2,741.1 2,109.0
2020 301.0 399.3 2,807.1 1,955.3
2021 339.2 360.9 3,069.0 1,762.2
2022 382.9 398.2 3,408.8 1,998.5
2023 365.5 385.6 2,941.8 1,950.5
2024 332.0 363.4 2,520.4 1,766.8
2025 291.7 329.3 2,017.2 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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