Property Crime per Capita in 98203
Property crime covers theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson, offenses against belongings rather than people. The map below shows the property crime rate per 1,000 98203 residents.
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Property Crime Grade |
F |
Other Crime Grade |
D |
$12.5 million
Cost of Crime™ for 98203, WA
In 2025, property crime will cost $838 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of 98203 with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.
The F grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in 98203 against the average US zip, where the rate is much higher than the norm. 98203 sits in the 6th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 6% of zip codes and behind 94%. The grade covers only 98203's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby zip codes.
The property crime rate in 98203 is 38.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the northeast part of the zip as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 18 in the north areas to 1 in 40 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of 98203, WA report the most property crime, about 383 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 46 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in 98203, WA
Property crime in 98203 is projected to cost $12,505,299 in 2025, about $329 per resident and $838 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.8%
How Much Does Property Crime Cost in 98203 Compared to Other Zip Codes?
| 98203, WA: | $329 |
|---|---|
| 98499, WA: | $726 |
| 98074, WA: | $75 |
| Washington: | $259 |
| USA: | $136 |
Property crime costs $329 per resident each year in 98203, which is $193 more than the national average and $70 more than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses zip codes similar to 98203:
- In 98499, WA, crime costs $726 per person, which is $397 more than in 98203.
- In 98074, WA, crime costs $75 per person, which is $254 less than in 98203
2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for 98203, with the projected cost per resident.Crime |
Cost to 98203 |
Cost per 98203 Resident |
|---|---|---|
Vehicle Theft |
$6.23 million |
$164 |
Burglary |
$1.69 million |
$44 |
Theft |
$4.46 million |
$117 |
Arson |
$123,329 |
$3 |
Total Cost of Property Crime |
$12,505,299 |
$329 |
How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated
Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in 98203, WA. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.Interpreting the Property Crime Maps
Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the south part of the zip has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.
Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
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The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 98203 residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
22.67 |
Vehicle Theft |
10.58 |
Burglary |
4.904 |
Arson |
0.1344 |
Total Property Crime |
38.29 (F) |
Individual 98203 Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Zip Codes
Compared to surrounding zip codes, the rate of property crime in 98203 is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for zip codes close to 98203.
Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | D+ | F | |
F | C | F | |
F | D | F | |
D- | B | D- | |
D- | B- | D- | |
D- | B | D- | |
B- | B+ | B- | |
D- | C | D- | |
C- | A- | D+ | |
F | C+ | F |
Crime Maps and Rates for Zip with Similar Populations
98203 is higher versus other zip codes of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in zip codes with comparable overall population in the zip‘s boundaries.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B | B | |
B+ | A | A | |
B | A- | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | |
F | D- | D- | |
C- | D | D | |
C+ | C- | C- | |
A- | C+ | C+ | |
D- | C- | C- |
Considering only the property crime rate, 98203 is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.
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