Lakewood, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Lakewood is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of cities are safer and 64% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lakewood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lakewood is 0.0452 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lakewood generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lakewood may be as high as 1 in 17,822 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,580 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Lakewood, WA: about 1 per year. The central part of Lakewood has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lakewood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lakewood to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

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

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Lakewood, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lakewood about $6,199,829 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of Lakewood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lakewood, including every crime type and how Lakewood compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Lakewood's crime maps on the Lakewood overall crime page.

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Individual Lakewood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Lakewood is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lakewood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Steilacoom, WA	D-	D	D-	A-
University Place, WA	F	D+	F	A-
Tillicum, WA	D-	C	F	A
North Fort Lewis, WA	F	D	F	A-
Parkland, WA	F	D-	F	B+
Fircrest, WA	D-	D+	D-	B+
Midland, WA	F	D-	F	B-
Fort Lewis, WA	D-	D-	D-	A-
Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F	B
Dupont, WA	F	D+	F	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lakewood is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bethesda, MD	C+	B-	B-	D-
Portland, ME	D+	A-	A-	C+
Covina, CA	C-	C	C	A
Troy, NY	C+	C-	C-	A-
Lake Elsinore, CA	C+	C	C	B
Riverdale, GA	D+	C	C	D
Rome, GA	C-	C-	C-	C+
Salisbury, MD	D	D-	D-	B-
Sanford, NC	D+	D+	D+	C-
Tamarac, FL	B	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lakewood, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Lakewood schools on SchoolGrade

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