Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Yelm, WA Crime Grade
How Yelm 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 Yelm, WA was 258.7 per 100,000 residents (31 incidents over a population of 11,984). That puts Yelm 20% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 8% below the Washington statewide rate of 282.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Yelm (red), Washington (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Yelm 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 | 221.9(22) | 288.4(31) | 281.1(30) | 277.3(30) | 258.7(31) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 20.2(2) | 93.0(10) | 56.2(6) | 64.7(7) | 41.7(5) |
| Robbery | 20.2(2) | 55.8(6) | 84.3(9) | 27.7(3) | 8.3(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 181.6(18) | 139.5(15) | 140.6(15) | 184.8(20) | 208.6(25) |
| Property crime | 3591.2(356) | 2856.1(307) | 1705.4(182) | 1876.2(203) | 1460.3(175) |
| Burglary | 776.8(77) | 483.8(52) | 318.6(34) | 286.5(31) | 108.5(13) |
| Larceny | 2612.7(259) | 2065.3(222) | 1171.3(125) | 1478.7(160) | 1260.0(151) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 201.8(20) | 288.4(31) | 206.1(22) | 110.9(12) | 83.4(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Yelm's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Washington cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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