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Port Townsend, 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

The crime rate in Port Townsend is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 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 Port Townsend is 1 in 63. Based on FBI crime data, Port Townsend is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Washington, Port Townsend has a crime rate that is higher than 53% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Port Townsend compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Port Townsend with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Port Townsend's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Port Townsend occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Port Townsend; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 547. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Port Townsend's rate for property crime is 14 per one thousand population. This makes Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend is one in 72.

Port Townsend Crime Data

total Crime Index

30

(100 is safest)


Safer than 30% of U.S. cities.

Port Townsend Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

19

145

164

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.83

13.96

15.79

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.83
3.76
National Median: 4
    Port Townsend
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 547

in Port Townsend

1 in 266

in Washington

Port Townsend Violent Crimes

Population: 10,388
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 18
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.10 1.73

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
13.96
33.56
National Median: 20
    Port Townsend
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 72

in Port Townsend

1 in 30

in Washington

Property Crimes

Population: 10,388
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 24 106 15
Rate per 1,000 2.31 10.20 1.44

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

Port Townsend Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
23
61
National Median: 27.0
    Port Townsend
    Washington

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