Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gig Harbor, WA Crime Grade
How Gig Harbor 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
7/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gig Harbor, WA was 281.6 per 100,000 residents (36 incidents over a population of 12,786). That puts Gig Harbor 13% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 0% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Gig Harbor #2,547 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 32% of them, and #63 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is up 29% year over year and up 60% over the last five years.
Gig Harbor, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Washington Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 281.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,547 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #63 of 91
- Safer than
- 32% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 29%
- 5-year change
- up 60%
- Population
- 12,786
- Reporting agency
- Gig Harbor Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Gig Harbor Police Department (FBI ORI WA0271800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gig Harbor (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gig Harbor 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 | 176.3(20) | 243.9(30) | 228.5(29) | 219.0(28) | 281.6(36) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 8.8(1) | 16.3(2) | 7.9(1) | 46.9(6) | 31.3(4) |
| Robbery | 79.3(9) | 97.6(12) | 94.5(12) | 117.3(15) | 54.7(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 88.1(10) | 130.1(16) | 126.1(16) | 54.8(7) | 195.5(25) |
| Property crime | 4557.1(517) | 6064.5(746) | 3679.2(467) | 2980.1(381) | 2338.5(299) |
| Burglary | 476.0(54) | 731.6(90) | 354.5(45) | 250.3(32) | 187.7(24) |
| Larceny | 3675.6(417) | 4357.4(536) | 2804.7(356) | 2393.4(306) | 1908.3(244) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 405.5(46) | 967.4(119) | 520.0(66) | 320.7(41) | 234.6(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Gig Harbor, 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 Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor calculated?
- Gig Harbor'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 Gig Harbor 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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