What is the #1 most dangerous cities in washington?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Ruston	1,293	15.70
2	Fife	10,902	10.18
3	Tukwila	21,479	9.27
4	Seattle	741,440	7.75
5	Spokane	229,228	6.77
6	Lakewood	63,034	6.48
7	Vancouver	192,696	5.84
8	Port Angeles	20,087	5.71
9	Olympia	55,583	5.65
10	Federal Way	99,232	5.45
11	Yakima	96,810	5.45
12	Auburn	85,455	5.44
13	Tenino	1,965	5.30
14	Darrington	1,397	5.07
15	Kent	135,015	4.90
16	Port Townsend	10,290	4.71
17	Clarkston	7,240	4.68
18	Bremerton	44,531	4.34
19	Grandview	11,042	4.28
20	Burien	51,331	4.25
21	SeaTac	31,143	4.13
22	Moses Lake	25,594	3.94
23	Milton	8,747	3.91
24	Port Orchard	16,398	3.88
25	Chehalis	7,536	3.81
26	Othello	8,699	3.78
27	Puyallup	42,642	3.75
28	Airway Heights	10,766	3.72
29	Cheney	12,830	3.71
30	Toppenish	8,746	3.71
31	Aberdeen	17,040	3.70
32	Kennewick	84,389	3.67
33	Fircrest	7,082	3.65
34	Pasco	78,446	3.51
35	Soap Lake	1,286	3.41
36	Renton	105,279	3.39
37	Arlington	20,599	3.20
38	Orting	8,957	3.14
39	Washougal	16,945	3.12
40	Des Moines	32,545	2.97
41	McCleary	2,262	2.94
42	Ritzville	1,942	2.91
43	Walla Walla	33,766	2.84
44	Forks	3,413	2.82
45	Sunnyside	16,329	2.77
46	Yelm	10,618	2.77
47	Centralia	18,457	2.70
48	Napavine	1,705	2.69
49	Coupeville	1,934	2.68
50	Everett	111,083	2.67
51	Lynnwood	40,953	2.66
52	Bellingham	92,367	2.64
53	Edmonds	42,783	2.60
54	Richland	61,912	2.50
55	Sumner	10,674	2.47
56	Quincy	7,922	2.45
57	Spokane Valley	105,460	2.42
58	Buckley	5,306	2.41
59	Oroville	1,686	2.39
60	Monroe	19,696	2.39
61	University Place	34,850	2.36
62	Wenatchee	35,502	2.36
63	Union Gap	6,511	2.34
64	Marysville	71,570	2.34
65	Prosser	6,213	2.33
66	Elma	3,452	2.31
67	Kelso	12,697	2.30
68	Ellensburg	18,913	2.27
69	Long Beach	1,844	2.25
70	Mabton	2,481	2.18
71	Longview	37,836	2.16
72	Eatonville	2,843	2.15
73	Edgewood	12,683	2.14
74	Shoreline	59,280	2.12
75	Hoquiam	8,792	2.05
76	Gig Harbor	12,202	2.03
77	Tumwater	26,519	1.96
78	Mountlake Terrace	21,419	1.94
79	East Wenatchee	14,114	1.92
80	Pacific	7,064	1.90
81	Mount Vernon	35,312	1.90
82	Sultan	5,770	1.89
83	Lacey	57,088	1.87
84	Bonney Lake	22,776	1.84
85	Ephrata	8,493	1.83
86	Warden	2,531	1.82
87	Covington	20,957	1.79
88	Lynden	16,025	1.79
89	Ilwaco	1,418	1.78
90	Blaine	5,982	1.73
91	Sequim	8,130	1.70
92	Snohomish	10,177	1.66
93	Morton	1,142	1.57
94	Poulsbo	11,962	1.55
95	Liberty Lake	12,435	1.55
96	West Richland	17,126	1.46
97	Granite Falls	4,658	1.42
98	Moxee	4,545	1.40
99	Bellevue	151,199	1.40
100	Normandy Park	6,659	1.40
101	Wapato	4,577	1.34
102	Redmond	75,721	1.31
103	Pullman	31,939	1.30
104	Algona	3,239	1.27
105	Selah	8,301	1.26
106	Cle Elum	2,078	1.26
107	Mill Creek	20,846	1.26
108	Woodland	6,513	1.24
109	Kettle Falls	1,703	1.20
110	Lake Stevens	39,500	1.17
111	Goldendale	3,458	1.15
112	White Salmon	2,533	1.15
113	Oak Harbor	24,396	1.13
114	South Bend	1,856	1.13
115	Bothell	48,610	1.10
116	Maple Valley	28,121	1.09
117	Issaquah	39,472	1.08
118	Everson	2,989	1.07
119	Stanwood	8,351	1.06
120	Mukilteo	21,312	1.06
121	Ferndale	15,447	1.04
122	Royal City	1,615	1.03
123	Kalama	2,996	0.98
124	Montesano	4,157	0.95
125	Anacortes	17,837	0.94
126	College Place	9,828	0.93
127	Sedro-Woolley	12,633	0.92
128	Steilacoom	6,683	0.91
129	Newport	2,269	0.89
130	Ridgefield	12,576	0.83
131	North Bend	7,745	0.82
132	Woodinville	13,440	0.80
133	Omak	4,931	0.79
134	Granger	3,658	0.79
135	Battle Ground	21,293	0.79
136	Woodway	1,174	0.77
137	Ocean Shores	7,076	0.77
138	Burlington	9,637	0.74
139	Kittitas	1,186	0.69
140	Kenmore	23,594	0.65
141	La Center	3,885	0.64
142	Enumclaw	12,663	0.63
143	Lake Forest Park	13,356	0.62
144	DuPont	9,952	0.62
145	Kirkland	91,614	0.61
146	Duvall	8,279	0.57
147	Newcastle	12,945	0.47
148	Camas	26,779	0.47
149	Carnation	2,476	0.46
150	Snoqualmie	13,750	0.45
151	Westport	2,164	0.44
152	Castle Rock	2,298	0.41
153	Colville	4,979	0.39
154	Bainbridge Island	24,607	0.37
155	Chewelah	2,552	0.37
156	Mercer Island	25,282	0.37
157	Clyde Hill	3,104	0.33
158	Zillah	3,163	0.32
159	Raymond	3,160	0.31
160	Sammamish	66,375	0.28
161	Black Diamond	5,678	0.27
162	Connell	5,080	0.22
163	Mattawa	3,553	0.21
164	Brier	6,507	0.16
165	Brewster	1,737	0.00
166	Langley	1,090	0.00
167	Coulee Dam	1,457	0.00
168	Cosmopolis	2,301	0.00
169	Sumas	1,384	0.00
170	Asotin	1,039	0.00
171	Tieton	1,911	0.00
172	Medina	2,889	0.00
173	Colfax	2,785	0.00
174	Yarrow Point	1,192	0.00
175	Palouse	1,131	0.00
176	Winlock	1,951	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Washington are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in washington?: Ruston ranks #1 with 15.70 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in washington?: 1. Ruston (15.70), 2. Fife (10.18), 3. Tukwila (9.27), 4. Seattle (7.75), 5. Spokane (6.77)
How many cities in Washington are ranked?: This ranking includes 176 cities in Washington with available data.

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