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Black Diamond, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

Black Diamond has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Black Diamond is 1 in 88. How does Black Diamond fare compared to other communities in Washington of all population sizes? Black Diamond's crime rate is lower than approximately 64% of Washington communities.

However, when you compare Black Diamond to other communities of similar population, then Black Diamond crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Black Diamond 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 Black Diamond 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 Black Diamond.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Black Diamond has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Black Diamond's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Black Diamond's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Black Diamond 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 Black Diamond is one in 88.

Black Diamond Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

Black Diamond Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

72

72

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

11.36

11.36

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
3.76
National Median: 4
    Black Diamond
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Black Diamond

1 in 266

in Washington

Black Diamond Violent Crimes

Population: 6,336
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
11.36
33.56
National Median: 20
    Black Diamond
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 88

in Black Diamond

1 in 30

in Washington

Property Crimes

Population: 6,336
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 24 43 5
Rate per 1,000 3.79 6.79 0.79

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Black Diamond Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
61
National Median: 27.0
    Black Diamond
    Washington

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