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The Ferndale crime rate is lower than the Washington average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #110

Ferndale, WA	1,563.45
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Ferndale, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	6	3	18	68	288	7	1
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	47.7	23.9	143.2	541.1	2,291.5	55.7	8.0	1,289
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	4	4	18	88	273	6	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.9	32.9	147.9	722.9	2,242.7	49.3	16.4	1,309
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	3	2	11	109	282	18	3
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	25.7	17.1	94.2	933.5	2,415.0	154.1	25.7	1,397
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2010	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	3	5	8	72	312	9	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	25.1	41.8	66.9	601.9	2,608.3	75.2	0.0	1,246
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Ferndale, WA	Count	2	1	6	10	60	251	12	1
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	17.1	8.6	51.4	85.7	514.2	2,151.0	102.8	8.6	1,309
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	4	6	11	79	229	18	6
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.3	53.0	97.1	697.6	2,022.1	158.9	53.0	1,290
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	3	6	15	61	303	32	6
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.4	56.8	142.1	577.7	2,869.6	303.1	56.8	1,530
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	1	5	15	111	426	32	6
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.9	49.3	147.8	1,093.8	4,197.9	315.3	59.1	2,028
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	8	5	16	104	532	30	5
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	81.1	50.7	162.1	1,053.9	5,391.2	304.0	50.7	2,673
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Ferndale, WA	65.89
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Ferndale, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Ferndale, WA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	16.4	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	164
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Ferndale, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	8.6	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Ferndale, WA	Count	4	1	0	2	1	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	34.5	8.6	0.0	17.3	8.6	0.0	345
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Ferndale, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ferndale, WA	1.51
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Ferndale, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ferndale, WA	Count	20	18	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	159.1	143.2	15.9	1.51
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Ferndale, WA	Count	20	18	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	164.3	147.9	16.4	1.56
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Ferndale, WA	Count	19	17	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	162.7	145.6	17.1	1.54
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Ferndale, WA	Count	18	16	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	155.3	138.0	17.3	1.47
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ferndale, WA	Count	21	19	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	175.6	158.8	16.7	1.67
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Ferndale, WA	Count	21	19	2
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	180.0	162.8	17.1	1.71
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ferndale, WA	Count	22	18	4
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	194.3	158.9	35.3	1.77
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Ferndale, WA	Count	21	18	3
	Ferndale, WA	Per 100,000	198.9	170.5	28.4	1.85
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Ferndale, WA	Count	19	16	3
2005	Ferndale, WA	Count	18	15	3