Clarkston, WA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Clarkston

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clarkston_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	583	n/a (estimate)	7,954	3,796	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clarkston_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	1	n/a	13.6	2.7	5.3
Rape	6	n/a	81.9	42.2	40.4
Robbery	2	n/a	27.3	77.5	102.8
Assault	18	n/a	245.6	179.7	248.5
Violent crime	27	n/a (estimate)	368	302	386
Burglary	69	n/a	941.3	674.8	468.9
Theft	474	n/a	6,466.6	2,376.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	13	n/a	177.4	443.0	236.9
Property crime	556	n/a (estimate)	7,585	3,494	2,451

A general overview of all the annual reported crimes in Clarkston, WA is displayed above. The data has been arranged to make it easier to find both the gross total of reported crimes and the number of crimes reported per 100,000 people in Clarkston, WA. These statistics are further divided into two distinct categories (violent crimes and property crimes) to provide more insight to how prevalent crime is in the area. You'll find that the rate of crime in Clarkston, WA averages 110% higher than the rest of Washington while the rate of crime on a national scale is 180% higher than. You'll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Clarkston, WA is 22% higher than the average rate of crime in Washington and 5% lower than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 117% higher than the remainder of the state of Washington and 210% higher than the nation's average. Both of these statistics relate to how safe residents and businesses are while performing everyday activities in the Clarkston, WA area.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lapwai, ID	1,202	109	825	934
Asotin, WA	1,330	0	1,787	1,787
Genesee, ID	951	210	1,594	1,804
Sweetwater, ID	205	286	2,167	2,453
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA	6,531	268	3,103	3,371
West Clarkston-Highland, WA	5,706	324	3,744	4,067
Lewiston, ID	32,484	141	4,072	4,212
Clarkston, WA	7,314	368	7,585	7,954

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Clarkston is 180% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 21.79 daily crimes that occur in Clarkston.
Clarkston is safer than 10% of the cities in the United States.
In Clarkston you have a 1 in 13 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Clarkston has decreased by 2%.

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Compare Clarkston, WA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Clarkston (per 100,000 people)

The illustration above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Clarkston, WA on a daily bases (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Washington. A comparison to the average number of daily national crimes is displayed as well. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Clarkston, WA (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Washington state wide, are 2.10 times more than the state average and 2.80 times more than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Clarkston, WA on a daily bases are 1.22 times more than than Washington average and 1.05 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Clarkston, WA are 2.17 times more than the daily state average and 3.10 times more than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Clarkston (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Washington and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Clarkston, WA? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Clarkston, WA has been ranked safer than 6% of other cities in the state of Washington. In addition, Clarkston, WA is safer than 10% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Washington and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Clarkston, WA. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Clarkston, WA is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Clarkston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Clarkston is 1 in 272

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clarkston is 1 in 14

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clarkston is 1 in 13

Wondering what the chances are that you will be the victim of a crime in Clarkston, WA? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Clarkston, WA you have a 1 in 272 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 14 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 13 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Clarkston, WA.

Year Over Year Crime In Clarkston (per 100,000 people)

An analysis of year to year crime rates in Clarkston, WA is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer area to live or a more dangerous area. In the above graph, you can see that the year to year crime rates are shown for the total crime, property crime, and violent crime per 100,000 people. The amount of violent crime in Clarkston, WA has decreased by 6%, the amount of property crime in Clarkston, WA has decreased by 2%, and the total amount of crime in Clarkston, WA has decreased by 2% year to year.

Clarkston police department

Item	Clarkston	Washington	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	15	8,169	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.0	2.2	3.3

There are a total of 15 Clarkston police officers. This results in 2.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 6.5% less than the Washington average and 37.7% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Washington

State	Total offenders	Washington_/100K	National_/100K
Washington	6,102	97	222

There are a total of 6,102 sex offenders in Washington. This yields a total of 97 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 56% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Osceola, AR	7,315	2,256	3,460	5,716
Tell City, IN	7,313	14	2,303	2,316
Summit View, WA	7,312	292	3,377	3,668
Hastings, MI	7,312	344	1,567	1,911
Broadview Park, FL	7,319	466	2,913	3,379
Clarkston, WA	7,314	368	7,585	7,954

Source: The Clarkston, WA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.