Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Yakima has a violent crime rate of 549 per 100,000 residents, 45% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 432.5 per 100,000, robbery at 59.0, rape at 42.4. The murder rate is 15.5 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,068 per 100,000, 6% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,413, burglary at 355, vehicle theft at 285 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 45 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 455 federally declared disasters. Overall, Yakima receives a safety grade of F.