Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Yakima has a violent crime rate of 446 per 100,000 residents, 17% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 293.1 per 100,000, robbery at 96.6, rape at 46.7. The murder rate is 9.6 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,892 per 100,000, 48% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,982, burglary at 466, vehicle theft at 444 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.