Regional Comparison of Violent Crimes

internal.open.piercecountywa.gov | Last Updated 31 Dec 2020

Number of burglary, theft, arson, and destruction of property crimes in Pierce County. <br /><br />Crime data derived from the "Crimes in Washington" annual report (by year) compiled from data submitted to the Washington State Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs by Washington State law enforcement agencies. <br /><br />Only specific crimes are highlighted in the crime rates presented here. These numbers represent total numbers of reported crimes in each category (not arrests which may occur over a prolonged period). <br /><br />The following categories represent the violent crimes considered in this data: Murder, Manslaughter, Forcible Sex, Assault, Kidnapping/Abduction, Human Trafficking, and Robbery.<br /><br />The following categories represent the property crimes considered in this data: Burglary, Theft, Arson, and Destruction of Property. <br /><br />Each set of crimes is totaled, then the rate per 1,000 people is calculated using the total # of crimes and the current population of each jurisdiction per year as provided in the same report. <br /><br />This is a voluntary program and as such, some law enforcement agencies do not participate or have only recently participated, which is also reflected in this table.