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Redmond, 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 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 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 Redmond is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 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 Redmond is 1 in 36. Based on FBI crime data, Redmond is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Washington, Redmond has a crime rate that is higher than 77% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

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

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Redmond'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 Redmond is one in 954.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Redmond is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Redmond, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 37, which is a rate of 27 per one thousand population.

Redmond Crime Data

total Crime Index

12

(100 is safest)


Safer than 12% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Redmond Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

80

2,067

2,147

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.05

27.07

28.12

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.05
3.36
National Median: 4
    Redmond
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 954

in Redmond

1 in 298

in Washington

Redmond Violent Crimes

Population: 76,354
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 18 16 46
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.24 0.21 0.60

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
27.07
31.34
National Median: 19
    Redmond
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 37

in Redmond

1 in 32

in Washington

Property Crimes

Population: 76,354
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 236 1,667 164
Rate per 1,000 3.09 21.83 2.15

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Redmond Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
127
56
National Median: 26.8
    Redmond
    Washington