Renton, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Renton is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Renton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Renton is 0.1460 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Renton generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Renton may be as high as 1 in 6,130 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,481 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Renton, WA: about 3 per year. The northwest part of Renton has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Renton's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Renton 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, Renton 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 Murder in Renton, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Renton about $27,986,248 in 2025, or roughly $274 per resident. This is part of Renton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Renton, including every crime type and how Renton 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 Renton's crime maps on the Renton overall crime page.

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Individual Renton Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
East Renton Highlands, WA	D+	B	D-	D
Fairwood, WA	D-	B-	D-	D-
Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA	F	D+	F	D-
Newcastle, WA	C-	B-	D	D
Tukwila, WA	F	D	F	D-
East Hill-Meridian, WA	F	C+	F	F
SeaTac, WA	D-	D+	D-	D-
Boulevard Park, WA	F	D	F	D-
Mercer Island, WA	D	C	D-	F
Kent, WA	F	C-	F	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Renton is higher 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
Norfolk, VA	D	C-	C-	D-
Murrieta, CA	B-	C+	C+	A+
Newnan, GA	C+	D	D	B
Nashua, NH	C	A	A	A
Needmore, TX	F	D-	D-	F
New Braunfels, TX	B-	B	B	C
Muskegon, MI	F	F	F	D-
New Bedford, MA	C+	D+	D+	A+
New Rochelle, NY	C	D	D	B
Norman, OK	D	D+	D+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Renton, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Renton schools on SchoolGrade

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