Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tukwila, WA Crime Grade
How Tukwila 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Washington
10/10
vs. Washington cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Tukwila, WA was 541.4 per 100,000 residents (117 incidents over a population of 21,610). That puts Tukwila 66% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 92% above the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
That ranks Tukwila #3,342 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 11% of them, and #86 of 91 in Washington. Violent crime is down 42% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
Tukwila, WA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Washington Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 541.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,342 of 3,771
- WA rank
- #86 of 91
- Safer than
- 11% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 42%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 21,610
- Reporting agency
- Tukwila Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tukwila Police Department (FBI ORI WA0172300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tukwila (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tukwila 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 | 810.1(165) | 773.1(166) | 840.0(178) | 926.8(194) | 541.4(117) |
| Murder | 4.9(1) | 14.0(3) | 9.4(2) | 14.3(3) | 13.9(3) |
| Rape | 78.6(16) | 55.9(12) | 113.3(24) | 129.0(27) | 78.7(17) |
| Robbery | 378.0(77) | 409.8(88) | 453.0(96) | 348.7(73) | 185.1(40) |
| Aggravated assault | 348.6(71) | 293.4(63) | 264.3(56) | 434.7(91) | 263.8(57) |
| Property crime | 16412.2(3,343) | 20011.2(4,297) | 17965.2(3,807) | 15277.3(3,198) | 9810.3(2,120) |
| Burglary | 1075.2(219) | 1494.9(321) | 1425.1(302) | 840.8(176) | 481.3(104) |
| Larceny | 12347.2(2,515) | 14329.6(3,077) | 12302.4(2,607) | 11551.1(2,418) | 8199.9(1,772) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2911.3(593) | 4168.0(895) | 4228.2(896) | 2852.0(597) | 1115.2(241) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tukwila, 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 Tukwila 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 Tukwila calculated?
- Tukwila'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 Tukwila 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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