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The Tacoma crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #199

Tacoma, WA	3,866.95
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.

Tacoma, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Tacoma, WA	Count	12	134	510	969	3,127	7,521	2,073	67
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	5.9	65.5	249.1	473.3	1,527.4	3,673.8	1,012.6	32.7	3,452
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	10	144	524	1,088	3,086	8,200	2,024	90
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	4.9	70.9	257.8	535.4	1,518.5	4,034.9	995.9	44.3	3,618
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	12	93	486	1,024	2,965	7,995	1,906	72
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	5.9	45.9	239.8	505.3	1,463.1	3,945.3	940.6	35.5	3,373
	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
2011	Tacoma, WA	Count	11	125	446	925	2,709	7,228	2,125	80
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	5.5	62.0	221.3	459.0	1,344.4	3,586.9	1,054.5	39.7	3,281
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Tacoma, WA	Count	14	141	535	1,010	2,893	7,741	2,036	64
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	7.0	70.6	268.0	506.0	1,449.4	3,878.4	1,020.1	32.1	3,572
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	8	143	648	1,145	2,905	9,395	1,677	76
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	4.0	72.4	328.0	579.6	1,470.5	4,755.6	848.9	38.5	3,845
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	15	142	622	1,216	2,890	9,463	2,718	75
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	7.6	72.1	316.0	617.7	1,468.1	4,807.2	1,380.7	38.1	4,195
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	14	140	647	1,258	2,628	8,986	3,343	90
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	7.1	71.1	328.6	638.9	1,334.6	4,563.5	1,697.7	45.7	4,253
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	21	142	680	1,233	3,276	9,663	3,601	123
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	10.5	71.3	341.3	618.8	1,644.1	4,849.3	1,807.2	61.7	4,586
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	13	120	690	1,191	3,255	9,989	3,558	101
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	6.5	60.4	347.2	599.3	1,637.8	5,026.0	1,790.2	50.8	4,493
	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

Tacoma, WA	70.67
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.

Tacoma, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Tacoma, WA	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	13	9	1	2	1	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	64
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	24	13	5	6	0	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	11.9	6.5	2.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	119
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	35	19	4	8	4	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	17.5	9.5	2.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	175
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	11	9	1	0	1	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	5.6	4.6	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	55
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	10	8	0	1	1	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	4.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	50
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	17	10	0	5	2	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	8.6	5.1	0.0	2.5	1.0	0.0	86
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	8	4	1	1	2	0
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	4.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	40
	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

Tacoma, WA	1.79
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.

Tacoma, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Tacoma, WA	Count	363	326	37
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	177.3	159.2	18.1	1.68
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	370	334	36
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	182.1	164.3	17.7	1.73
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	394	353	41
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	194.4	174.2	20.2	1.84
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	421	378	43
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	208.9	187.6	21.3	1.98
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	419	377	42
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	209.9	188.9	21.0	1.99
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	432	389	43
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	218.7	196.9	21.8	2.08
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	428	382	46
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	217.4	194.1	23.4	2.06
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	413	361	52
	Tacoma, WA	Per 100,000	209.7	183.3	26.4	1.97
	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	Tacoma, WA	Count	404	357	47
2005	Tacoma, WA	Count	408	372	36