Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Burien has a violent crime rate of 344 per 100,000 residents, 10% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 190.9 per 100,000, robbery at 106.9, rape at 40.1. The murder rate is 5.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,329 per 100,000, 70% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,840, burglary at 651, vehicle theft at 838 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 20 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Burien receives a safety grade of F.