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College Place, WA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in College Place is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 19 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in College Place is 1 in 53. Based on FBI crime data, College Place is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Washington, College Place has a crime rate that is higher than 72% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare College Place to other communities of similar population, then College Place crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how College Place does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how College Place does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in College Place.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that College Place's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in College Place is one in 1094.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that College Place's rate for property crime is 18 per one thousand population. This makes College Place a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in College Place is one in 56.

College Place Crime Data

total Crime Index

18

(100 is safest)


Safer than 18% of U.S. cities.

College Place Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

9

176

185

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.91

17.88

18.79

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.91
3.26
National Median: 4
    College Place
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,094

in College Place

1 in 307

in Washington

College Place Violent Crimes

Population: 9,846
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 3 1 5
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.30 0.10 0.51

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
17.88
24.66
National Median: 18
    College Place
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 56

in College Place

1 in 41

in Washington

Property Crimes

Population: 9,846
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 160 7
Rate per 1,000 0.91 16.25 0.71

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

College Place Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
69
46
National Median: 24.5
    College Place
    Washington

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