Longview is a city of 49,900 in Cowlitz County and the main city of the Longview metro area, home to 112,400 · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Longview?
Longview earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Theft makes up 69% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 763 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Longview as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Longview scores 763.
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 Longview, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Longview, 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 Longview
Car thefts run high in Highlands & Saint Helens. In this part of south Longview, they run at about triple the rate in the rest of Longview.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Longview, 38% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Longview
Most of Longview grades well for property crime: 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 8% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Longview run from A+ to D.
66%26%
A or B 66%C 26%D or F 8%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1West Longview & Mint Valley, northwestBurglaries run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Longview.A907
2Hillside Acres, northClose to the rest of Longview on most crimes.A854
3Columbia Valley Gardens & Memorial Park, westActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Longview.B+764
4Olympic East, Olympic West & Northlake Corman, centralCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B665
5Broadway, southeastBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B646
6Highlands & Saint Helens, southBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Longview.B-591
7Old West Side, Cascade-City View & Third Avenue, eastCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B-588
Neighborhood areas of Longview, 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 Longview?
Reported property crime in Longview peaked in 2022 and has fallen 30% since, back near its 2019 level. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 29 to 32 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
LongviewUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Longview. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Longview
Property, US
2016
+81%
+15%
2017
+26%
+12%
2018
+24%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+12%
-8%
2021
+22%
-10%
2022
+56%
-6%
2023
+18%
-7%
2024
+9%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Longview
CrimeGrade™ estimates Longview has about 31 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 30% 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 Longview, about 69% 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 Longview
Longview has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Longview, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 48% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (48%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (38%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Longview and nearby cities
Longview has the most property crime of its 2 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Longview. 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, Longview has more property crime than 65% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Longview
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Longview apart: it has 3.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 89% of US city residents
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.78% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 73% 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. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 50% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 65% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Longview: F (6 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.47 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 57% 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 Longview
Property crime costs Longview about $10 million a year, or $202 per resident and about $502 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
$930,000
$19
Theft
$5.4 million
$109
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$33
Arson
$170,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$38
Total
$10 million
$202
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.
