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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	A

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$7.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cottage Lake, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,129 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cottage Lake 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 Cottage Lake, WA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cottage Lake's combined rate is lower than the norm. Cottage Lake sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Cottage Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cottage Lake is 17.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 75 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Cottage Lake, WA report the most crime, about 68 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 24 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cottage Lake, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cottage Lake for 2025 is $7,476,562, about $374 per resident and $1,129 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cottage Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Cottage Lake, WA:	$374
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cottage Lake is $374 per year, which is $90 less than the national average and $236 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cottage Lake:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,015 more than in Cottage Lake.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $129 less than in Cottage Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Cottage Lake	Cost per Cottage Lake Resident
Murder	$2.84 million	$142
Rape/Sexual Assault	$934,114	$47
Robbery	$278,389	$14
Assault	$500,621	$25
Kidnapping	$187,067	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.04 million	$52
Burglary	$489,895	$25
Theft	$594,419	$30
Arson	$121,087	$6
Vandalism	$394,315	$20
Animal Cruelty	$2,241	$0
Drug Crimes	$52,209	$3
Identity Theft	$35,905	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$7,476,562	$374

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cottage Lake, 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 Cottage Lake totals $23,572,856 ($1,181 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,049,418 ($1,555 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 north 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, of which Cottage Lake has 3, do the same, and of Cottage Lake's 19,968 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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Cottage Lake 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 Cottage Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8730
Robbery	0.4432
Rape	0.7715
Murder	0.0758
Total Violent Crime	2.164 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.748
Vehicle Theft	3.370
Burglary	2.705
Arson	0.2511
Total Property Crime	12.07 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1545
Drug Crimes	0.3535
Vandalism	2.764
Identity Theft	0.2323
Animal Cruelty	0.0152
Total "Other" Rate	3.520 (A)

Individual Cottage Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hollywood, WA	D+	C	D
Woodinville, WA	D+	C	D-
Kingsgate, WA	D+	D	D-
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA	B	B	C+
Redmond, WA	D+	C	D-
Duvall, WA	B	C+	C+
Clearview, WA	D+	B-	D+
Bothell, WA	D+	B-	D
Kirkland, WA	D-	D	F
Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA	C-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cottage Lake is lower 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
Palmer, AK	B+	C-	C-
Liberty Hill, TX	A	A-	A-
Lillington, NC	C	C+	C+
Mineral Wells, TX	D-	D	D
Monroe, CT	A-	A+	A+
Monticello, MN	B	A-	A-
North Wilkesboro, NC	D	C-	C-
Norton, MA	A	A-	A-
Norwood, OH	D-	D	D
Okatie, SC	D+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Cottage Lake is safer than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

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