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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$31.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,776 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Tacoma 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 New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where New Tacoma's combined rate is much higher than the norm. New Tacoma sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of neighborhoods and behind 99%. The grade covers only New Tacoma's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in New Tacoma is 149.2 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the north areas to 1 in 13 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA report the most crime, about 810 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Tacoma for 2025 is $31,110,438, about $1,762 per resident and $2,776 per household. That equals 4.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Tacoma Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$1762
Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA:	$1729
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$324
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Tacoma is $1,762 per year, which is $1,297 more than the national average and $1,151 more than Tacoma's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to New Tacoma:

In Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, crime costs $1,729 per person, which is $33 less than in New Tacoma.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $324 per person, which is $1,438 less than in New Tacoma

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Tacoma	Cost per New Tacoma Resident
Murder	$1.52 million	$86
Rape/Sexual Assault	$795,713	$45
Robbery	$1.29 million	$73
Assault	$10.7 million	$603
Kidnapping	$254,035	$14
Vehicle Theft	$3.28 million	$186
Burglary	$2.23 million	$126
Theft	$3.96 million	$224
Arson	$84,940	$5
Vandalism	$6.26 million	$355
Animal Cruelty	$12,002	$1
Drug Crimes	$274,522	$16
Identity Theft	$490,788	$28
Total Cost of Crime	$31,110,438	$1,762

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Tacoma, Tacoma, 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 New Tacoma totals $17,355,729 ($983 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,466,167 ($2,744 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 south part of the neighborhood 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 New Tacoma has 30, do the same, and of New Tacoma's 17,661 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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New Tacoma 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 New Tacoma residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	21.01
Robbery	2.319
Rape	0.7431
Murder	0.0457
Total Violent Crime	24.12 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	43.34
Vehicle Theft	12.00
Burglary	13.92
Arson	0.1992
Total Property Crime	69.45 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2372
Drug Crimes	2.101
Vandalism	49.65
Identity Theft	3.590
Animal Cruelty	0.0919
Total "Other" Rate	55.67 (F)

Individual New Tacoma Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in New Tacoma is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to New Tacoma.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Central, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F
North End, Tacoma, WA	D+	C	D
Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA	D-	D+	D-
Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B-
South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F
West End, Tacoma, WA	D+	B-	D+
South End, Tacoma, WA	F	D	F
Twin Lakes, Federal Way, WA	B	B+	B
Waller, Tacoma, WA	C-	B	C-
Summit, Puyallup, WA	C-	C+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

New Tacoma is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Langley Park, Hyattsville, MD	A	C-	C-
Original Town, Carrollton, TX	D+	C-	C-
Nestor, San Diego, CA	B	B+	B+
Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN	D-	D	D
Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA	A-	A-	A-
Macdonald Ranch, Henderson, NV	B-	B	B
Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ	A	B	B
Lowell, La Habra, CA	B	B-	B-
Locust Manor, Queens, NY	B+	C	C
441 Corridor, Hollywood, FL	B+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, New Tacoma is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools N/A. See New Tacoma schools on SchoolGrade

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