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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$447,723

Cost of Crime™ for Fords Prairie, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,206 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie, 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 Fords Prairie's combined rate is higher than the norm. Fords Prairie sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of cities and behind 73%. The grade covers only Fords Prairie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fords Prairie is 33.42 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 55 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Fords Prairie, WA report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fords Prairie, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fords Prairie for 2025 is $447,723, about $366 per resident and $1,206 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 23.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fords Prairie Compared to Other Cities?

Fords Prairie, WA:	$366
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fords Prairie is $366 per year, which is $98 less than the national average and $244 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fords Prairie:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,024 more than in Fords Prairie.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $121 less than in Fords Prairie

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fords Prairie	Cost per Fords Prairie Resident
Murder	$47,129	$39
Rape/Sexual Assault	$54,420	$44
Robbery	$20,187	$17
Assault	$65,021	$53
Kidnapping	$12,797	$10
Vehicle Theft	$16,917	$14
Burglary	$45,228	$37
Theft	$98,174	$80
Arson	$3,922	$3
Vandalism	$68,007	$56
Animal Cruelty	$330	$0
Drug Crimes	$9,088	$7
Identity Theft	$6,503	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$447,723	$366

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fords Prairie, 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 Fords Prairie totals $601,967 ($492 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,049,690 ($858 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 northwest 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 Fords Prairie's 1,223 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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Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.851
Robbery	0.5247
Rape	0.7339
Murder	0.0205
Total Violent Crime	3.130 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.50
Vehicle Theft	0.8933
Burglary	4.077
Arson	0.1328
Total Property Crime	20.60 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1726
Drug Crimes	1.005
Vandalism	7.784
Identity Theft	0.6870
Animal Cruelty	0.0365
Total "Other" Rate	9.684 (C-)

Individual Fords Prairie Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Centralia, WA	D-	C-	D-
Bucoda, WA	C-	C	D+
Grand Mound, WA	D	C-	D-
Newaukum, WA	D	C-	D-
Claquato, WA	D-	D-	D-
Chehalis, WA	D	C-	D
Galvin, WA	C-	B-	D+
Rochester, WA	C-	C	D
Bunker, WA	D+	B	D
Napavine, WA	B-	B+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fords Prairie is similar 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
Palisades, NY	B+	C+	C+
Mount Hope, OH	B-	D-	D-
Mountain Home, TX	D	C-	C-
Muscadine, AL	B-	B	B
Odebolt, IA	C+	C	C
Odell, IL	B	B+	B+
Oil City, LA	C-	C-	C-
Orrville, AL	F	F	F
Ossian, IA	B+	B	B
Mount Crested Butte, CO	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Fords Prairie schools on SchoolGrade

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