Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lynnwood, WA Crime Grade
How Lynnwood 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Lynnwood, WA was 264.2 per 100,000 residents (121 incidents over a population of 45,807). That puts Lynnwood Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 20% below the Washington statewide rate of 331.1.
That ranks Lynnwood #2,455 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 35% of them, and #59 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and up 10% over the last five years.
Lynnwood, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Washington Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 264.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,455 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #59 of 91
- Safer than
- 35% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- up 10%
- Population
- 45,807
- Reporting agency
- Lynnwood Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lynnwood Police Department (FBI ORI WA0310400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lynnwood (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lynnwood vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 240.4(95) | 309.9(122) | 332.1(142) | 273.2(125) | 264.2(121) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.5(1) | 11.7(5) | 0.0(0) | 8.7(4) |
| Rape | 48.1(19) | 76.2(30) | 44.4(19) | 37.2(17) | 26.2(12) |
| Robbery | 98.7(39) | 109.2(43) | 126.3(54) | 94.0(43) | 107.0(49) |
| Aggravated assault | 93.6(37) | 121.9(48) | 149.7(64) | 142.1(65) | 122.3(56) |
| Property crime | 4231.1(1,672) | 4937.8(1,944) | 5932.6(2,537) | 5756.9(2,634) | 6075.5(2,783) |
| Burglary | 539.0(213) | 487.7(192) | 727.2(311) | 581.4(266) | 504.3(231) |
| Larceny | 3168.3(1,252) | 3970.0(1,563) | 4564.6(1,952) | 4369.0(1,999) | 4986.1(2,284) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 511.2(202) | 472.4(186) | 631.4(270) | 778.1(356) | 574.1(263) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lynnwood, 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 Lynnwood 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 Lynnwood calculated?
- Lynnwood'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 Lynnwood 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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