Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mountlake Terrace, WA Crime Grade
How Mountlake Terrace 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
5/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mountlake Terrace, WA was 156.0 per 100,000 residents (41 incidents over a population of 26,286). That puts Mountlake Terrace Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 45% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Mountlake Terrace #1,676 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 56% of them, and #42 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and up 1% over the last five years.
Mountlake Terrace, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Washington Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 156.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,676 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #42 of 91
- Safer than
- 56% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- up 1%
- Population
- 26,286
- Reporting agency
- Mountlake Terrace Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mountlake Terrace Police Department (FBI ORI WA0310600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mountlake Terrace (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mountlake Terrace 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 | 153.8(33) | 157.5(34) | 147.6(32) | 203.8(44) | 156.0(41) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 28.0(6) | 27.8(6) | 27.7(6) | 0.0(0) | 22.8(6) |
| Robbery | 28.0(6) | 41.7(9) | 27.7(6) | 55.6(12) | 38.0(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 97.8(21) | 83.4(18) | 92.3(20) | 148.2(32) | 95.1(25) |
| Property crime | 2963.4(636) | 2867.2(619) | 3063.4(664) | 2208.8(477) | 1510.3(397) |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mountlake Terrace, 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 Mountlake Terrace 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 Mountlake Terrace calculated?
- Mountlake Terrace'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 Mountlake Terrace 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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