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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$179,040

Cost of Crime™ for Park Rapids, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $918 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Park Rapids 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 Park Rapids, WA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Park Rapids's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Park Rapids sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Park Rapids's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Park Rapids is 24.07 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 36 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Park Rapids, WA report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Park Rapids, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Park Rapids for 2025 is $179,040, about $333 per resident and $918 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Park Rapids Compared to Other Cities?

Park Rapids, WA:	$333
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Park Rapids is $333 per year, which is $131 less than the national average and $277 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Park Rapids:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,056 more than in Park Rapids.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $88 less than in Park Rapids

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Park Rapids	Cost per Park Rapids Resident
Murder	$27,593	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19,566	$36
Robbery	$8,656	$16
Assault	$26,081	$49
Kidnapping	$6,797	$13
Vehicle Theft	$16,296	$30
Burglary	$23,230	$43
Theft	$16,755	$31
Arson	$2,999	$6
Vandalism	$26,108	$49
Animal Cruelty	$140	$0
Drug Crimes	$4,056	$8
Identity Theft	$762	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$179,040	$333

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Park Rapids, 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 Park Rapids totals $288,311 ($537 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $467,351 ($870 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Park Rapids's 537 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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Park Rapids 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 Park Rapids residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.691
Robbery	0.5125
Rape	0.6009
Murder	0.0273
Total Violent Crime	2.832 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.024
Vehicle Theft	1.960
Burglary	4.770
Arson	0.2312
Total Property Crime	12.98 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2088
Drug Crimes	1.021
Vandalism	6.805
Identity Theft	0.1834
Animal Cruelty	0.0354
Total "Other" Rate	8.254 (C+)

Individual Park Rapids Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arden, WA	C+	C	C
Pinkney City, WA	D	B	D-
Colville, WA	D-	D+	D-
Orin, WA	C+	B	C-
Echo, WA	F	B	F
Addy, WA	D+	C-	D
Chewelah, WA	D-	D	D-
Cusick, WA	D+	D	C-
Ruby, WA	D-	D+	D-
Kettle Falls, WA	D+	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Park Rapids is lower 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
Hayden, AZ	F	F	F
South Cambridge, VT	C	C	C
South Athol, MA	A	C+	C+
Solen, ND	F	D	D
Sledge, MS	C+	A	A
Hendrix, OK	B-	D+	D+
Henderson, AL	C+	C	C
Heceta Junction, OR	C-	C+	C+
Heberlig, PA	A+	A+	A+
Haywood, AL	B-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Park Rapids 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 Park Rapids, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Park Rapids schools on SchoolGrade

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