Safest counties for violent crime rate in Washington

Top 25 of 39 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Washington
Rank	County	Value
1	Klickitat	40.3 per 100k
2	San Juan	43.1 per 100k
3	Skamania	72.2 per 100k
4	Ferry	73.7 per 100k
5	Island	81.4 per 100k
6	Douglas	84.7 per 100k
7	Pacific	88.8 per 100k
8	Stevens	96.7 per 100k
9	Okanogan	101.2 per 100k
10	Whitman	112.6 per 100k
11	Pend Oreille	115.8 per 100k
12	Columbia	118.0 per 100k
13	Lincoln	138.5 per 100k
14	Wahkiakum	144.3 per 100k
15	Chelan	147.9 per 100k
16	Kittitas	153.2 per 100k
17	Skagit	163.7 per 100k
18	Jefferson	164.6 per 100k
19	Grays Harbor	189.7 per 100k
20	Snohomish	194.5 per 100k
21	Asotin	195.6 per 100k
22	Lewis	211.2 per 100k
23	Cowlitz	214.8 per 100k
24	Mason	225.4 per 100k
25	Whatcom	230.4 per 100k

How this ranking works

This page ranks Washington counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Washington (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Washington

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