Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Burlington, WA Crime Grade
How Burlington 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
4/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Burlington, WA was 113.8 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 11,420). That puts Burlington 65% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 60% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Burlington #1,279 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 66% of them, and #29 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is up 36% year over year and down 31% over the last five years.
Burlington, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Washington Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 113.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,279 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #29 of 91
- Safer than
- 66% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 36%
- 5-year change
- down 31%
- Population
- 11,420
- Reporting agency
- Burlington Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Burlington Police Department (FBI ORI WA0290400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Burlington (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Burlington 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 | 165.5(16) | 333.8(34) | 309.7(31) | 83.6(9) | 113.8(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 19.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.8(1) |
| Rape | 20.7(2) | 49.1(5) | 59.9(6) | 18.6(2) | 35.0(4) |
| Robbery | 72.4(7) | 216.0(22) | 59.9(6) | 27.9(3) | 35.0(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 72.4(7) | 49.1(5) | 189.8(19) | 37.2(4) | 35.0(4) |
| Property crime | 9538.6(922) | 11465.6(1,168) | 7391.9(740) | 6086.2(655) | 4369.5(499) |
| Burglary | 869.0(84) | 1276.1(130) | 469.5(47) | 427.4(46) | 481.6(55) |
| Larceny | 7635.0(738) | 9168.5(934) | 6452.9(646) | 5407.9(582) | 3835.4(438) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1024.2(99) | 1011.1(103) | 469.5(47) | 250.9(27) | 43.8(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Burlington, 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 Burlington 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 Burlington calculated?
- Burlington'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 Burlington 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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