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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$261,840

Cost of Crime™ for Chinook, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,140 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Chinook 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 Chinook, 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 Chinook's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Chinook sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Chinook's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Chinook is 47.88 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 21 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Chinook, WA report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chinook, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Chinook for 2025 is $261,840, about $458 per resident and $1,140 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): 68.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 20.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Chinook Compared to Other Cities?

Chinook, WA:	$458
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Chinook is $458 per year, which is $6 less than the national average and $153 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Chinook:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $932 more than in Chinook.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $213 less than in Chinook

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Chinook	Cost per Chinook Resident
Murder	$13,666	$24
Rape/Sexual Assault	$23,500	$41
Robbery	$27,440	$48
Assault	$12,832	$22
Kidnapping	$7,239	$13
Vehicle Theft	$19,140	$33
Burglary	$37,296	$65
Theft	$69,213	$121
Arson	$3,184	$6
Vandalism	$41,568	$73
Animal Cruelty	$187	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,849	$5
Identity Theft	$3,726	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$261,840	$458

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Chinook, 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 Chinook totals $223,670 ($391 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $485,510 ($849 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 city holds few 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, of which Chinook has 1, do the same, and of Chinook's 572 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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Chinook 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 Chinook residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7811
Robbery	1.525
Rape	0.6776
Murder	0.0127
Total Violent Crime	2.997 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.36
Vehicle Theft	2.161
Burglary	7.189
Arson	0.2305
Total Property Crime	32.94 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2087
Drug Crimes	0.6734
Vandalism	10.17
Identity Theft	0.8416
Animal Cruelty	0.0441
Total "Other" Rate	11.94 (D+)

Individual Chinook Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stringtown, WA	D-	C+	F
Ilwaco, WA	F	D	D-
Hammond, OR	C+	C-	C-
Seaview, WA	F	D-	F
Long Beach, WA	F	D-	F
Warrenton, OR	C	C	C
Naselle, WA	F	D	F
Jeffers Garden, OR	C-	D+	C-
Astoria, OR	F	D-	F
Oceanside, WA	D	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Chinook 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
Brooksdale, NC	B-	B-	B-
Caney, TX	D+	D-	D-
St. James, TN	D+	C-	C-
Calvin Center, MI	A+	B-	B-
Calkins, PA	A+	A+	A+
Winkler, TX	C	D+	D+
Winneshiek, IL	B	C+	C+
Burns, KS	C	C+	C+
Burdine, KY	F	D+	D+
Buffalo Forge, VA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Chinook is as safe as the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chinook, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Chinook schools on SchoolGrade

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