Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Moses Lake, WA Crime Grade
How Moses Lake 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
9/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Moses Lake, WA was 361.7 per 100,000 residents (99 incidents over a population of 27,367). That puts Moses Lake Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 28% above the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Moses Lake #2,892 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 23% of them, and #76 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 10% year over year and down 17% over the last five years.
Moses Lake, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Washington Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 361.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,892 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #76 of 91
- Safer than
- 23% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 10%
- 5-year change
- down 17%
- Population
- 27,367
- Reporting agency
- Moses Lake Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Moses Lake Police Department (FBI ORI WA0130200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Moses Lake, WA
Also known as
- Neppel
History
Incorporated and renamed in 1938. Named for nearby lake, which was named for Chief Moses, tribal leader of Columbia-Sinkiuse in late 1800's. (US-T147/0502/www.ccrh.org)
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Moses Lake (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Moses Lake 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 | 437.4(108) | 529.0(136) | 477.7(125) | 401.9(107) | 361.7(99) |
| Murder | 12.1(3) | 7.8(2) | 7.6(2) | 22.5(6) | 11.0(3) |
| Rape | 36.4(9) | 35.0(9) | 22.9(6) | 22.5(6) | 51.2(14) |
| Robbery | 76.9(19) | 97.2(25) | 42.0(11) | 78.9(21) | 32.9(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 311.8(77) | 389.0(100) | 405.1(106) | 277.9(74) | 266.7(73) |
| Property crime | 5110.6(1,262) | 5527.2(1,421) | 4310.4(1,128) | 4293.1(1,143) | 2601.7(712) |
| Burglary | 724.9(179) | 758.5(195) | 569.4(149) | 631.0(168) | 431.2(118) |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Moses Lake, 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 Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake calculated?
- Moses Lake'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 Moses Lake 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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