Kirkland is a city of 61,200 in King County, about 9 miles northeast of downtown Seattle · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Kirkland?
Property crime in Kirkland runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Theft makes up 55% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades B.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 665 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Kirkland as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kirkland scores 665.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Kirkland, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kirkland, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Kirkland
One part of Kirkland stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Juanita, in northwest Kirkland, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Kirkland
Low property crime is the norm across Kirkland: 71% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 3% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Kirkland run from A- to F.
71%26%
A or B 71%C 26%D or F 3%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1South Rose Hill & Bridle Trails, southeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Kirkland.B+751
3North Rose Hill & Totem Lake, northeastThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Kirkland.B664
4Highlands-Kirkland, eastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Kirkland.B-601
5Market, westThefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Kirkland.B-542
6Norkirk, centralCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Kirkland.B-539
7Juanita, northwestThefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Kirkland.B-539
Neighborhood areas of Kirkland, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Kirkland?
Reported property crime in Kirkland peaked in 2022 and has fallen 20% since, back near its 2019 level. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 19 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
KirklandUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Kirkland. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Kirkland
Property, US
2016
+18%
+15%
2017
+27%
+12%
2018
+16%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+13%
-8%
2021
+20%
-10%
2022
+23%
-6%
2023
+7%
-7%
2024
-1%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Kirkland
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kirkland has about 32 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% more than the US as a whole and close to Washington.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Kirkland, about 55% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Kirkland
Kirkland has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Kirkland, 51% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 42% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (51%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (28%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Kirkland and nearby cities
Kirkland has more property crime than 6 of its 8 nearest cities. Medina and Kenmore have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kirkland. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kirkland has more property crime than 82% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Kirkland apart: it has 30 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 84 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kirkland: C- (30 of 100).30 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 94% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.84 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 54% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (37 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 75% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Kirkland
Property crime costs Kirkland about $14 million a year, or $224 per resident and about $521 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.5 million
$24
Theft
$5.6 million
$92
Vehicle theft
$2.8 million
$46
Arson
$58,000
$1
Vandalism
$3.8 million
$62
Total
$14 million
$224
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
