Fircrest, Vancouver, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fircrest in green. The most dangerous areas in Fircrest 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 Fircrest, Vancouver, WA Safe?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Fircrest is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of neighborhoods are safer and 96% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fircrest's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Fircrest is 0.0119 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fircrest generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fircrest may be as high as 1 in 52,033 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 102,706 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Fircrest, Vancouver, WA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Fircrest has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Fircrest, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Fircrest residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Fircrest has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Fircrest has 0, have the same problem. Of Fircrest’s 8,402 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Fircrest Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Fircrest residents in a standard year.

Individual Fircrest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Fircrest is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Fircrest.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ellsworth Springs, Vancouver, WA	D	A-	D+	A+
Mountain View, Vancouver, WA	F	C	D-	A
Marrion, Vancouver, WA	F	B-	D-	A+
Landover-Sharmel, Vancouver, WA	D-	A-	D+	A+
Countryside Woods, Vancouver, WA	D-	C+	D	A
Cascade Highlands, Vancouver, WA	F	C+	D-	A+
Image, Vancouver, WA	D	B	C-	A+
Vancouver Heights, Vancouver, WA	D	B-	D+	A
Oakbrook, Vancouver, WA	D	B	D	A
Kevanna Park, Vancouver, WA	F	B-	D-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Fircrest is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Walnut Valley, Little Rock, AR	D	C-	C-	D-
South Southeast 3, Topeka, KS	C	C	C	B+
Hill East, Washington, DC	D-	D-	D-	F
Behrman, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Lake Barcroft, Falls Church, VA	B	A+	A+	A-
Lakemont, Bellevue, WA	A	A	A	A
middletown, Bethlehem, PA	A	A	A	B+
N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NM	A	B+	B+	A
Northeast Hazel Dell, Hazel Dell, WA	D	B-	B-	A+
Oak Park, Salem, OR	F	C	C	D+

Considering only the murder rate, Fircrest is safer than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fircrest, Vancouver, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Fircrest schools on SchoolGrade

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