Ruston, WA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 82%

Violent crime 67%

Property crime 85%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Ruston_{/100k people}	Tacoma_{/100k people}	Washington_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	13,263	4,542 (estimate)	6,066	2,976	2,489
Murder	16	n/a	7.3	2.6	5.0
Rape	160	n/a	73.2	43.8	42.6
Robbery	422	n/a	193.0	67.6	81.6
Assault	1,250	n/a	571.7	179.9	250.2
Violent crime	1,848	633 (estimate)	845	294	379
Burglary	1,768	n/a	808.6	453.6	340.5
Theft	8,021	n/a	3,668.4	1,907.9	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1,626	n/a	743.7	320.5	219.9
Property crime	11,415	3,909 (estimate)	5,221	2,682	2,110

Key findings

Ruston crime rates are 82% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Ruston are 67% higher than the national average
In Ruston you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ruston is safer than 24% of the cities in Washington
Year over year crime in Tacoma has decreased by 1%

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The Ruston crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Ruston as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Ruston crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ruston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ruston is 1 in 159

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ruston is 1 in 26

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ruston is 1 in 23

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

Tacoma police department

Item	Ruston	Tacoma	Washington
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	394	8,169
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.9	2.2

Sex offenders in Washington

State	Total offenders	Washington_/100K	National_/100K
Washington	6,688	107	266

There are a total of 6,688 sex offenders in Washington. This yields a total of 107 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 60% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Browns Point, WA	1,187	41	376	418
Canterwood, WA	3,409	56	511	567
Fox Island, WA	3,829	65	592	657
McMillin, WA	1,618	92	835	926
Purdy, WA	1,069	100	913	1,013
Anderson Island, WA	1,150	100	913	1,013
Fife Heights, WA	2,098	103	936	1,038
Tacoma, WA	205,602	845	5,221	6,066

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fontana, CA	205,228	342	1,433	1,775
Oxnard, CA	204,752	343	2,007	2,350
Fayetteville, NC	203,670	875	3,526	4,401
Modesto, CA	208,512	812	3,317	4,129
Moreno Valley, CA	202,061	401	2,623	3,024
Tacoma, WA	205,602	845	5,221	6,066

Source: The Ruston, Tacoma, WA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.

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