Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Kelso, WA Crime Grade
How Kelso 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 Kelso, WA was 117.8 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 12,738). That puts Kelso 64% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 58% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Kelso (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kelso 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 | 336.2(42) | 408.7(52) | 276.2(35) | 245.6(31) | 117.8(15) |
| Murder | 8.0(1) | 15.7(2) | 23.7(3) | 15.8(2) | 7.9(1) |
| Rape | 72.0(9) | 70.7(9) | 86.8(11) | 55.5(7) | 15.7(2) |
| Robbery | 112.1(14) | 78.6(10) | 55.2(7) | 87.2(11) | 23.6(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 144.1(18) | 243.7(31) | 110.5(14) | 87.2(11) | 70.7(9) |
| Property crime | 3690.1(461) | 4715.9(600) | 3480.1(441) | 1941.4(245) | 1523.0(194) |
| Burglary | 440.2(55) | 974.6(124) | 457.7(58) | 285.3(36) | 102.1(13) |
| Larceny | 2745.5(343) | 3159.6(402) | 2698.9(342) | 1481.8(187) | 1311.0(167) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 456.3(57) | 534.5(68) | 292.0(37) | 166.4(21) | 86.4(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Kelso's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Washington cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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