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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$698,173

Cost of Crime™ for Malaga, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $635 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Malaga 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 Malaga, 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 Malaga's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Malaga sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Malaga's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Malaga is 18.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Malaga, 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 Malaga, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Malaga for 2025 is $698,173, about $276 per resident and $635 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Malaga, WA:	$276
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Malaga is $276 per year, which is $189 less than the national average and $335 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Malaga:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,114 more than in Malaga.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $31 less than in Malaga

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Malaga	Cost per Malaga Resident
Murder	$144,746	$57
Rape/Sexual Assault	$111,023	$44
Robbery	$37,989	$15
Assault	$76,003	$30
Kidnapping	$25,258	$10
Vehicle Theft	$47,709	$19
Burglary	$75,605	$30
Theft	$89,229	$35
Arson	$9,784	$4
Vandalism	$66,112	$26
Animal Cruelty	$415	$0
Drug Crimes	$7,298	$3
Identity Theft	$7,003	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$698,173	$276

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Malaga, 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 Malaga totals $1,532,552 ($605 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,230,725 ($880 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 Malaga has 2, do the same, and of Malaga's 2,534 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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Malaga 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 Malaga residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.044
Robbery	0.4766
Rape	0.7226
Murder	0.0304
Total Violent Crime	2.274 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.799
Vehicle Theft	1.216
Burglary	3.290
Arson	0.1599
Total Property Crime	11.46 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1644
Drug Crimes	0.3893
Vandalism	3.652
Identity Theft	0.3571
Animal Cruelty	0.0221
Total "Other" Rate	4.585 (A-)

Individual Malaga Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rock Island, WA	D+	C+	D
East Wenatchee, WA	D	B	D
Wenatchee Heights, WA	D+	B-	D
Wenatchee, WA	D-	C-	D-
East Wenatchee Bench, WA	B-	A	B
West Wenatchee, WA	B	A	B-
Sunnyslope, WA	C+	B	C
Monitor, WA	D	C	D
Trinidad, WA	F	C-	F
Palisades, WA	D-	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Malaga 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
Ten Mile, TN	C-	D+	D+
Glenburn Center, ME	A+	A	A
Granger, TX	B	C	C
Hadley, NY	A+	B+	B+
Magnolia, OH	C+	B	B
Marion, LA	D	D-	D-
Solon Springs, WI	B	B	B
South Fork, PA	A-	D+	D+
Stanley, NY	A	B+	B+
Stirling, NJ	B+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Malaga 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 Malaga, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Malaga schools on SchoolGrade

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