Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Burien, WA Crime Grade
How Burien 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
6/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Burien, WA was 194.0 per 100,000 residents (101 incidents over a population of 52,062). That puts Burien Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 31% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Burien #2,013 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #47 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 54% year over year and down 62% over the last five years.
Burien, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Washington Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 194.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,013 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #47 of 91
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 54%
- 5-year change
- down 62%
- Population
- 52,062
- Reporting agency
- Burien Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Burien Police Department (FBI ORI WA0174100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Burien (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Burien vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 511.8(264) | 506.4(254) | 467.9(235) | 423.3(213) | 194.0(101) |
| Murder | 7.8(4) | 6.0(3) | 10.0(5) | 4.0(2) | 1.9(1) |
| Rape | 54.3(28) | 65.8(33) | 61.7(31) | 65.6(33) | 44.2(23) |
| Robbery | 172.5(89) | 153.5(77) | 153.3(77) | 163.0(82) | 46.1(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 277.2(143) | 281.1(141) | 242.9(122) | 190.8(96) | 101.8(53) |
| Property crime | 4832.9(2,493) | 4164.8(2,089) | 3900.3(1,959) | 3444.1(1,733) | 1477.1(769) |
| Burglary | 903.4(466) | 833.3(418) | 637.1(320) | 580.3(292) | 184.4(96) |
| Larceny | 2789.6(1,439) | 2077.4(1,042) | 1738.1(873) | 1760.8(886) | 893.2(465) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1075.9(555) | 1218.1(611) | 1485.3(746) | 1069.2(538) | 391.8(204) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Burien, 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 Burien 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 Burien calculated?
- Burien'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 Burien 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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