Crime & Safety in Tacoma, WA

Violent and property crime rates, clearance data, and trends — 2024 Data

Crime Overview

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024)

Violent Crime Rate

N/A

per 1,000 residents

Property Crime Rate

N/A

per 1,000 residents

Total Crimes

527

2024

Violent Clearance

14%

cases solved

-68% vs national

Property Clearance

2%

cases solved

How Tacoma Compares

Source: FBI (2024)

Crime Composition

Source: FBI (2024)

Violent Crime Breakdown

Property Crime Breakdown

Crime Clearance (Solve) Rates

Source: FBI (2024)

Tacoma police solve 27% of aggravated assault cases but only 0% of robbery cases. The national violent crime clearance rate is 42%.

Weapon Used in Violent Crime

Source: FBI (2024)

Crime Breakdown

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024)
Crime TypeCategoryCountRate per 1KClearance %
MurderViolent0N/AN/A
RapeViolent2N/A0.0%
RobberyViolent9N/A0.0%
Aggravated AssaultViolent11N/A27.3%
BurglaryProperty143N/A2.1%
Larceny/TheftProperty132N/A2.3%
Motor Vehicle TheftProperty230N/A0.9%

Tacoma, WA reported 22 violent crimes and 505 property crimes in 2024. Law enforcement cleared 14% of violent crimes. Larceny/theft accounts for 132 of the property crime reports. Firearms were involved in 45.5% of aggravated assaults.

Crime History

Source: FBI
YearViolentPropertyViolent RateProperty Rate
202422505N/AN/A
202333737N/AN/A
202221771N/AN/A
202117486N/AN/A
202028637N/AN/A
201966671N/AN/A
201859670N/AN/A
201787850N/AN/A
201630358N/AN/A
201546725N/AN/A

School Shootings

Source: The Washington Post

Total Incidents

1

Total Killed

1

Total Injured

0

DateSchoolKilledInjuredTypeWeapon
Jan 3, 2007Henry Foss High School10targetedhandgun

Data from The Washington Post, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.