Crime & Safety in Port Townsend, WA

Port Townsend has a violent crime rate of 419 per 100,000 residents, 10% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 327.2 per 100,000, robbery at 10.2, rape at 81.8. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,759 per 100,000, 10% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,268, burglary at 399, vehicle theft at 92 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 5 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Port Townsend receives a safety grade of F.