The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Longview, WA
Longview is a city of 49,900 in Cowlitz County and the main city of the Longview metro area, home to 112,400 · Updated November 2026
Is Longview, WA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Longview is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Longview sits near the middle: 43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Longview run from A+ to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 800 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Longview as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Longview scores 800.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Longview, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Longview, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Longview
Car thefts run high in Highlands & Saint Helens. In this part of south Longview, they run at about triple the rate in the rest of Longview.
Theft stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Longview has 21.2.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Longview
Low crime is the norm across Longview: 89% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Longview run from A+ to C; 42% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
89%11%
A or B 89%C 11%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1West Longview & Mint Valley, northwestBurglaries run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Longview.A917
2Hillside Acres, northClose to the rest of Longview on most crimes.A896
3Columbia Valley Gardens & Memorial Park, westActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Longview.A-798
4Olympic East, Olympic West & Northlake Corman, centralCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B+757
5Broadway, southeastBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B+695
6Old West Side, Cascade-City View & Third Avenue, eastCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Longview.B664
7Highlands & Saint Helens, southBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Longview.B634
Neighborhood areas of Longview, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Longview?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Longview is down 19%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.7 to 2.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 29 to 32 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 23%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
LongviewUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Longview. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Longview
Violent, US
Property, Longview
Property, US
2016
+46%
+4%
+81%
+15%
2017
+15%
+4%
+26%
+12%
2018
+13%
+0%
+24%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
+4%
+12%
-8%
2021
+28%
+6%
+22%
-10%
2022
+33%
+5%
+56%
-6%
2023
+6%
+2%
+18%
-7%
2024
-19%
-4%
+9%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Longview
CrimeGrade™ estimates Longview has about 46 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% more than the US as a whole and close to Washington.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Longview, about 46% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Longview
Longview has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Longview, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 38% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (48%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (38%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Longview compares with nearby cities
Longview has the most crime of its 2 nearest cities.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Longview
One thing sets Longview apart: it has 3.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.78% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 73% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 50% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 65% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Longview: F (6 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.47 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 57% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Longview
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Longview about $1,048 a year per household, 13% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $52 million a year, or $1,044 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.9 million
$57
Rape
$1.2 million
$24
Robbery
$450,000
$9
Assault
$6.4 million
$128
Burglary
$930,000
$19
Theft
$5.4 million
$109
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$33
Arson
$170,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$38
Total
$21 million
$421
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Longview means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Longview, WA average a SchoolGrade of D: 39% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Longview on SchoolGrade
