Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mount Vernon, WA Crime Grade
How Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon, WA was 130.1 per 100,000 residents (46 incidents over a population of 35,352). That puts Mount Vernon Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Mount Vernon #1,427 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 62% of them, and #35 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 36% over the last five years.
Mount Vernon, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Washington Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 130.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,427 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #35 of 91
- Safer than
- 62% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 36%
- Population
- 35,352
- Reporting agency
- Mount Vernon Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mount Vernon Police Department (FBI ORI WA0290200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mount Vernon (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mount Vernon 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 | 203.6(75) | 281.6(100) | 204.8(73) | 190.1(67) | 130.1(46) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.8(1) | 2.8(1) | 2.8(1) | 5.7(2) |
| Rape | 40.7(15) | 25.3(9) | 22.4(8) | 11.3(4) | 8.5(3) |
| Robbery | 40.7(15) | 56.3(20) | 36.5(13) | 53.9(19) | 11.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 122.2(45) | 197.1(70) | 143.1(51) | 122.0(43) | 104.7(37) |
| Property crime | 2821.1(1,039) | 2993.4(1,063) | 2087.5(744) | 1781.9(628) | 1476.6(522) |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon calculated?
- Mount Vernon'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 Mount Vernon 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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