Burglary per Capita in Burien
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Burien residents.
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1 in 128
Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Burien is about 1 in 128.
$71
Burglary costs the average Burien resident about $71 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Burien in green. The most dangerous areas in Burien are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Burien, WA Safe from Burglary?
The F grade means the rate of burglary is much higher than the average US city. Burien is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Burien's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Burien is 7.831 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Burien generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Burien may be as high as 1 in 87 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 205 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the central parts of Burien, WA: about 47 per year. The south part of Burien has fewer cases of burglary with only 14 in a typical year.
How Burien's Burglary Rate Compares
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Burien to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Burien, WA: | 7.831 |
|---|---|
| Washington: | 5.391 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Burien is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Burglary in Burien, WA
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Burien about $2,503,108 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of Burien's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Burien, including every crime type and how Burien compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Burglary Map
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Burien's crime maps on the Burien overall crime page.
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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in Burien is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Burien.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D- | C+ | F | F | |
F | D | F | F | |
F | D | F | F | |
F | D | F | F | |
D- | D+ | D- | F | |
F | D+ | F | F | |
F | C- | F | F | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D | |
F | D+ | F | F | |
F | F | F | F |
Burglary in City with Similar Populations
Burien is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B- | C+ | C+ | B | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | B | |
D- | F | F | F | |
B- | A | A | A | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
C | D+ | D+ | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | D | |
F | F | F | D | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Burien, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Burien schools on SchoolGrade
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