The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mill Creek East, WA
Mill Creek East is an unincorporated community of 25,200 in Snohomish County, about 17 miles north of downtown Seattle · Updated November 2026
Is Mill Creek East, WA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Mill Creek East: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 897 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Mill Creek East as a whole, and 34% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mill Creek East scores 897.
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 Mill Creek East, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mill Creek East, 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 Mill Creek East
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Mill Creek East, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.5 thefts and 2.8 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Mill Creek East
Every part of Mill Creek East where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Mill Creek East run from A+ to A-; 93% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Mill Creek East, the southeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Crime rates and types in Mill Creek East
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mill Creek East has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 71% less than the US as a whole and 76% less than 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Mill Creek East is assault, about 31% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
How Mill Creek East compares with nearby cities
Mill Creek East has less crime than 8 of its 9 nearest cities; only Silver Firs has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Mill Creek East. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Mill Creek East is safer than 72% of them.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Mill Creek East
Two things set Mill Creek East apart: it has 0.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 2.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here burglary and vandalism sit near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.2.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 98% 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. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (7 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 85% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.9 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 86% 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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 78% 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 Mill Creek East
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Mill Creek East about $361 a year per household, 70% 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 $6.7 million a year, or $266 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$220,000
$9
Rape
$120,000
$5
Robbery
$70,000
$3
Assault
$930,000
$37
Burglary
$240,000
$10
Theft
$330,000
$13
Vehicle theft
$550,000
$22
Arson
$7,400
under $1
Vandalism
$420,000
$17
Total
$2.9 million
$114
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 Mill Creek East 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. Mill Creek East is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Mill Creek East, WA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 76% of students test proficient, against 66% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Mill Creek East on SchoolGrade
