The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Birch Bay, WA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C

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$4.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for Birch Bay, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $941 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Birch Bay with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Birch Bay, WA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Birch Bay's combined rate is higher than the norm. Birch Bay sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of cities and behind 72%. The grade covers only Birch Bay's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Birch Bay is 32.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 41 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Birch Bay, WA report the most crime, about 62 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Birch Bay, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Birch Bay for 2025 is $4,123,903, about $387 per resident and $941 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Birch Bay Compared to Other Cities?

Birch Bay, WA:	$387
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Birch Bay is $387 per year, which is $78 less than the national average and $224 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Birch Bay:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,003 more than in Birch Bay.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $142 less than in Birch Bay

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Birch Bay for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Birch Bay	Cost per Birch Bay Resident
Murder	$417,891	$39
Rape/Sexual Assault	$487,561	$46
Robbery	$245,022	$23
Assault	$470,015	$44
Kidnapping	$101,415	$10
Vehicle Theft	$592,819	$56
Burglary	$324,707	$30
Theft	$738,215	$69
Arson	$57,121	$5
Vandalism	$566,935	$53
Animal Cruelty	$5,152	$0
Drug Crimes	$89,512	$8
Identity Theft	$27,539	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$4,123,903	$387

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Birch Bay, WA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Birch Bay totals $5,376,049 ($504 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,499,952 ($890 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Birch Bay's 10,669 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Birch Bay Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Birch Bay residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.534
Robbery	0.7301
Rape	0.7537
Murder	0.0208
Total Violent Crime	3.039 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.36
Vehicle Theft	3.588
Burglary	3.356
Arson	0.2217
Total Property Crime	20.53 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1568
Drug Crimes	1.134
Vandalism	7.438
Identity Theft	0.3335
Animal Cruelty	0.0653
Total "Other" Rate	9.128 (C)

Individual Birch Bay Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Birch Bay is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Birch Bay.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pleasant Valley, WA	C	B+	D+
Blaine, WA	D-	D	F
Custer, WA	C-	B	D
Mountain View, WA	D	C+	D-
Ferndale, WA	D	C+	D-
Marietta, WA	D	C	D-
Lynden, WA	D+	B	D
Point Roberts, WA	F	D+	F
Lummi Island, WA	D-	C-	F
Strandell, WA	C-	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Birch Bay is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tyrone, GA	B-	B+	B+
Victoria, MN	A-	A+	A+
Vicksburg, MI	A	A-	A-
Eidson Road, TX	D	C-	C-
Veneta, OR	D	C-	C-
Eldridge, IA	B+	D-	D-
Elizabeth, PA	B+	B+	B+
Vandalia, IL	C-	C+	C+
Elkton, VA	B	B+	B+
Valencia, PA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Birch Bay is safer than the Washington state average and as safe as the national average.

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

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