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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$16.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Stevens, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $963 per household.

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

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Stevens's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Lake Stevens sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Lake Stevens's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Stevens is 26.52 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 31 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 46 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Lake Stevens, WA report the most crime, about 227 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 13 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Stevens, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Stevens for 2025 is $16,468,088, about $326 per resident and $963 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

Lake Stevens, WA:	$326
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Stevens is $326 per year, which is $138 less than the national average and $284 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Stevens:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,064 more than in Lake Stevens.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $81 less than in Lake Stevens

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Stevens	Cost per Lake Stevens Resident
Murder	$1.23 million	$24
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.24 million	$44
Robbery	$741,316	$15
Assault	$1.31 million	$26
Kidnapping	$294,078	$6
Vehicle Theft	$4.48 million	$89
Burglary	$748,479	$15
Theft	$2.11 million	$42
Arson	$120,192	$2
Vandalism	$2.53 million	$50
Animal Cruelty	$23,984	$0
Drug Crimes	$361,870	$7
Identity Theft	$273,320	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$16,468,088	$326

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Stevens, 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 Lake Stevens totals $19,691,400 ($390 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $36,159,488 ($717 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 west 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 Lake Stevens has 2, do the same, and of Lake Stevens's 50,464 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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Lake Stevens 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 Lake Stevens residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9036
Robbery	0.4670
Rape	0.7316
Murder	0.0130
Total Violent Crime	2.115 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.086
Vehicle Theft	5.730
Burglary	1.635
Arson	0.0986
Total Property Crime	15.55 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0961
Drug Crimes	0.9694
Vandalism	7.027
Identity Theft	0.6998
Animal Cruelty	0.0643
Total "Other" Rate	8.857 (C)

Individual Lake Stevens Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cavalero, WA	B	A	B-
Bunk Foss, WA	B-	B+	B-
Marysville, WA	D-	C	D-
Lochsloy, WA	C+	B+	C-
Lake Bosworth, WA	D+	B-	D
Snohomish, WA	C-	B-	D+
Sisco Heights, WA	B-	B	C+
Granite Falls, WA	D+	C+	D
Everett, WA	F	C-	F
Eastmont, WA	C-	B+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Stevens 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
Euclid, OH	D-	D	D
Benton, AR	C-	D+	D+
Brea, CA	C+	D+	D+
Brighton, MA	C+	D+	D+
Carlisle, PA	A-	A	A
Chester, VA	D	B-	B-
Chesterfield, MO	D	B	B
Dacula, GA	A	A	A
Coatesville, PA	A-	B	B
Converse, TX	B-	B+	B+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Stevens, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Lake Stevens schools on SchoolGrade

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