Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Airway Heights, WA Crime Grade
How Airway Heights grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Washington — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
9/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Airway Heights, WA was 407.8 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 11,035). That puts Airway Heights 12% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 23% above the Washington statewide rate of 331.1.
That ranks Airway Heights #3,044 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 19% of them, and #79 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is up 8% year over year and up 46% over the last five years.
Airway Heights, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Washington Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 407.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,044 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #79 of 91
- Safer than
- 19% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 8%
- 5-year change
- up 46%
- Population
- 11,035
- Reporting agency
- Airway Heights Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Airway Heights Police Department (FBI ORI WA0320600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Airway Heights (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Airway Heights vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 279.7(28) | 538.4(54) | 333.2(36) | 377.2(41) | 407.8(45) |
| Murder | 10.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 109.9(11) | 119.6(12) | 37.0(4) | 73.6(8) | 90.6(10) |
| Robbery | 40.0(4) | 79.8(8) | 74.1(8) | 55.2(6) | 27.2(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 119.9(12) | 339.0(34) | 212.9(23) | 248.4(27) | 290.0(32) |
| Property crime | 1858.1(186) | 5623.1(564) | 4165.5(450) | 4425.0(481) | 3978.3(439) |
| Burglary | 399.6(40) | 678.0(68) | 416.6(45) | 754.4(82) | 425.9(47) |
| Larceny | 1378.6(138) | 4426.7(444) | 2795.5(302) | 3127.9(340) | 3126.4(345) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 79.9(8) | 518.4(52) | 925.7(100) | 542.8(59) | 425.9(47) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Airway Heights, WA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Airway Heights Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Airway Heights calculated?
- Airway Heights's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Washington state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Washington cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Airway Heights Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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