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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$22.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Richland, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $870 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Richland 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 Richland, WA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Richland's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Richland sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Richland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Richland is 31.54 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Richland, WA report the most crime, about 470 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 84 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Richland, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Richland for 2025 is $22,077,906, about $342 per resident and $870 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Richland, WA:	$342
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Richland is $342 per year, which is $123 less than the national average and $269 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Richland:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $1,048 more than in Richland.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $97 less than in Richland

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Richland	Cost per Richland Resident
Murder	$1.97 million	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.64 million	$41
Robbery	$868,375	$13
Assault	$2.67 million	$41
Kidnapping	$1.01 million	$16
Vehicle Theft	$2.11 million	$33
Burglary	$1.69 million	$26
Theft	$5.35 million	$83
Arson	$202,697	$3
Vandalism	$2.73 million	$42
Animal Cruelty	$10,172	$0
Drug Crimes	$533,130	$8
Identity Theft	$298,212	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$22,077,906	$342

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Richland, 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 Richland totals $26,915,049 ($416 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,992,955 ($758 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 central 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 Richland has 13, do the same, and of Richland's 64,637 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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Richland 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 Richland residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.439
Robbery	0.4271
Rape	0.6749
Murder	0.0162
Total Violent Crime	2.558 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.97
Vehicle Theft	2.104
Burglary	2.886
Arson	0.1299
Total Property Crime	21.09 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2585
Drug Crimes	1.115
Vandalism	5.904
Identity Theft	0.5961
Animal Cruelty	0.0213
Total "Other" Rate	7.894 (C+)

Individual Richland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Richland, WA	B-	A-	C+
Pasco, WA	D	C-	D-
Kennewick, WA	D	C-	D-
Benton City, WA	C+	A-	C
Kiona, WA	B+	A	A-
Finley, WA	D+	C+	D
Burbank, WA	C-	C	D
Eltopia, WA	D+	C	D
Whitstran, WA	D	C	D-
Wallula Junction, WA	D-	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Richland is higher 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
Brentwood, NY	B+	C	C
Brentwood, TN	D+	C-	C-
Bristol, CT	C+	A	A
Chesterfield, VA	C	B+	B+
Coeur d'Alene, ID	C	B	B
Davenport, FL	A+	A	A
Ithaca, NY	C-	D+	D+
Irvington, NJ	C+	C-	C-
Revere, MA	B-	C	C
Petersburg, VA	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Richland is safer than the Washington state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Richland, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Richland schools on SchoolGrade

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