Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Richland, WA Crime Grade
How Richland 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Richland, WA was 255.8 per 100,000 residents (167 incidents over a population of 65,273). That puts Richland 21% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 9% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Richland #2,409 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #56 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 16% over the last five years.
Richland, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Washington Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 255.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,409 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #56 of 91
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 16%
- Population
- 65,273
- Reporting agency
- Richland Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Richland Police Department (FBI ORI WA0030200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Richland (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Richland 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 | 305.2(185) | 325.0(205) | 261.7(167) | 253.3(164) | 255.8(167) |
| Murder | 1.6(1) | 7.9(5) | 4.7(3) | 1.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 97.3(59) | 74.5(47) | 37.6(24) | 63.3(41) | 61.3(40) |
| Robbery | 37.9(23) | 41.2(26) | 48.6(31) | 32.4(21) | 24.5(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 168.3(102) | 201.3(127) | 170.8(109) | 156.0(101) | 170.1(111) |
| Property crime | 3038.9(1,842) | 3736.5(2,357) | 2587.1(1,651) | 1968.0(1,274) | 2025.3(1,322) |
| Burglary | 521.3(316) | 447.0(282) | 390.2(249) | 236.3(153) | 257.4(168) |
| Larceny | 2314.6(1,403) | 2779.0(1,753) | 1897.6(1,211) | 1442.8(934) | 1593.3(1,040) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 189.7(115) | 502.5(317) | 289.9(185) | 278.1(180) | 174.7(114) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Richland, 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 Richland 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 Richland calculated?
- Richland'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 Richland 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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