Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Renton, WA Crime Grade
How Renton 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Renton, WA was 341.2 per 100,000 residents (354 incidents over a population of 103,762). That puts Renton 6% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 3% above the Washington statewide rate of 331.1.
That ranks Renton #2,799 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #74 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 19% year over year and roughly flat over the last five years.
Renton, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Washington Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 341.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,799 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #74 of 91
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 19%
- 5-year change
- roughly flat
- Population
- 103,762
- Reporting agency
- Renton Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Renton Police Department (FBI ORI WA0171300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Renton, WA
Also known as
- Black River Bridge
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. Renton (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Renton 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 | 341.3(351) | 325.0(333) | 379.3(393) | 420.5(432) | 341.2(354) |
| Murder | 5.8(6) | 2.9(3) | 7.7(8) | 7.8(8) | 4.8(5) |
| Rape | 36.0(37) | 37.1(38) | 27.0(28) | 36.0(37) | 45.3(47) |
| Robbery | 105.0(108) | 95.6(98) | 136.1(141) | 140.2(144) | 91.6(95) |
| Aggravated assault | 194.4(200) | 189.3(194) | 208.5(216) | 236.5(243) | 199.5(207) |
| Property crime | 4278.8(4,401) | 4396.9(4,505) | 4733.7(4,905) | 4640.8(4,768) | 3408.8(3,537) |
| Burglary | 492.9(507) | 509.5(522) | 655.3(679) | 658.9(677) | 444.3(461) |
| Larceny | 3021.7(3,108) | 2972.9(3,046) | 2724.4(2,823) | 2021.6(2,077) | 1811.8(1,880) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 753.5(775) | 897.0(919) | 1334.7(1,383) | 1948.6(2,002) | 1143.0(1,186) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Renton, 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 Renton 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 Renton calculated?
- Renton'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 Renton 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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