Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Longview, WA Crime Grade
How Longview 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
8/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Longview, WA was 291.7 per 100,000 residents (112 incidents over a population of 38,401). That puts Longview Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 3% above the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Longview #2,608 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #65 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is up 23% year over year and down 12% over the last five years.
Longview, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Washington Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 291.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,608 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #65 of 91
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 23%
- 5-year change
- down 12%
- Population
- 38,401
- Reporting agency
- Longview Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Longview Police Department (FBI ORI WA0080200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Longview (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Longview 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 | 330.8(128) | 354.8(134) | 283.5(107) | 237.2(90) | 291.7(112) |
| Murder | 7.8(3) | 0.0(0) | 2.6(1) | 5.3(2) | 7.8(3) |
| Rape | 82.7(32) | 71.5(27) | 76.8(29) | 52.7(20) | 46.9(18) |
| Robbery | 49.1(19) | 92.7(35) | 74.2(28) | 36.9(14) | 46.9(18) |
| Aggravated assault | 191.2(74) | 190.6(72) | 129.8(49) | 142.3(54) | 190.1(73) |
| Property crime | 3486.4(1,349) | 4554.1(1,720) | 3444.7(1,300) | 3220.5(1,222) | 2765.6(1,062) |
| Burglary | 454.9(176) | 783.7(296) | 445.2(168) | 234.6(89) | 265.6(102) |
| Larceny | 2537.9(982) | 3174.6(1,199) | 2689.5(1,015) | 2733.0(1,037) | 2302.0(884) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 457.4(177) | 569.3(215) | 299.4(113) | 234.6(89) | 179.7(69) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Longview, 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 Longview 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 Longview calculated?
- Longview'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 Longview 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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