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

Crime per Capita in Northwest Spokane

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Northwest Spokane. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA Map of Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

B
D+
Other Crime Grade
D+

$6.65 million

Cost of Crime™ for Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,297 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Northwest Spokane 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 Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Northwest Spokane's combined rate is higher than the norm. Northwest Spokane sits in the 30th percentile, ahead of 30% of neighborhoods and behind 70%. The grade covers only Northwest Spokane's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Northwest Spokane is 49.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the southeast areas to 1 in 33 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA report the most crime, about 142 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Northwest Spokane for 2025 is $6,650,057, about $524 per resident and $1,297 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Northwest Spokane Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA: $524
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA: $1762
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA: $324
Washington: $610
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Northwest Spokane is $524 per year, which is $60 more than the national average and $86 less than Spokane's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Northwest Spokane:
  • In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $1,762 per person, which is $1,237 more than in Northwest Spokane.
  • In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $324 per person, which is $200 less than in Northwest Spokane

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Northwest Spokane for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Northwest Spokane
Cost per Northwest Spokane Resident
Murder
$453,655
$36
Rape/Sexual Assault
$568,316
$45
Robbery
$228,861
$18
Assault
$766,190
$60
Kidnapping
$223,030
$18
Vehicle Theft
$1.22 million
$96
Burglary
$488,089
$38
Theft
$1.42 million
$112
Arson
$54,178
$4
Vandalism
$1.01 million
$80
Animal Cruelty
$3,659
$0
Drug Crimes
$160,480
$13
Identity Theft
$50,566
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$6,650,057
$524

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Northwest Spokane, Spokane, 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 Northwest Spokane totals $6,065,576 ($478 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,715,633 ($1,002 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 northwest 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 Northwest Spokane has 1, do the same, and of Northwest Spokane's 12,686 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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Northwest Spokane 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 Northwest Spokane residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.103
Robbery
0.5735
Rape
0.7389
Murder
0.0190
Total Violent Crime
3.434 (B)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
21.55
Vehicle Theft
6.225
Burglary
4.242
Arson
0.1768
Total Property Crime
32.19 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2900
Drug Crimes
1.710
Vandalism
11.19
Identity Theft
0.5150
Animal Cruelty
0.0390
Total "Other" Rate
13.75 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
A+
B
D-
C+
D-
F
D
F
F
D-
F
A
A+
A+
D-
C
F
A-
A+
A-
F
D
F
F
F
F
C-
B-
C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Northwest Spokane 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
D+
D
D
D
D
D
A-
A
A
B
C
C
A
B+
B+
A
A
A
B-
B
B
B
C-
C-
A
B+
B+
A
A
A

Considering only the crime rate, Northwest Spokane is as safe as 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 Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Northwest Spokane schools on SchoolGrade

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