Crime in Teanaway, WA

Teanaway is a community of 675 in Kittitas County, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Ellensburg · Updated November 2026

Is Teanaway, WA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Teanaway: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 988 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Teanaway as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Teanaway scores 988.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 990 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 983 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Teanaway

Map of Teanaway shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Teanaway, WA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Teanaway, 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


Crime rates and types in Teanaway

CrimeGrade™ estimates Teanaway has about 23 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 37% less than the US as a whole and 48% 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.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Teanaway, about 32% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.060.05
RapeA+under 10.400.38
RobberyA+under 10.140.62
AssaultA+45.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+22.52.4
TheftA+35.113.1
Vehicle theftA+11.72.7
ArsonA+under 10.360.12
VandalismA+57.55.5

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 Teanaway compares with nearby cities

Teanaway has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Liberty has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
TeanawayA+988A+A+675
Cle Elum 4 milesA+958A+A+5,760
South Cle Elum 5 milesA+975A+A+1,300
Roslyn 7 milesA+952A+A+1,200
Liberty 10 milesA+993A+A+120
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ronald 10 milesA+978A+A+1,040
Thorp 14 milesA+987A+A+2,080
Easton 15 milesA+977A+A+878
Ellensburg 20 milesA892AA28,500
Stampede 22 milesA+987A+A+70
Thrall 24 milesA+981A+A+1,030

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Teanaway. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Teanaway is safer than 85% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
TeanawayA+988A+A+675
Allen, NEA+995A+A+674
Willard, WIA+990A+A+674
Waltonville, ILA+983A+A+674
Black Jack, KSA+975A+A+675
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Potsdam, OHA+972A+A+674
Worcester, VTA+971A+A+675
Wardsboro, VTA+970A+A+675
Scammon, KSA+967A+A+674
Hawleys, NYA+964A+A+675
Mortons Gap, KYA+941A+A+675

What crime costs Teanaway

Crime costs Teanaway about $838 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 31% 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 $850,000 a year, or $1,266 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$79,000$118
Rape$16,000$24
Robbery$3,000$5
Assault$38,000$56
Burglary$15,000$23
Theft$18,000$26
Vehicle theft$18,000$26
Arson$5,900$9
Vandalism$36,000$53
Total$230,000$340

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 Teanaway 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. Teanaway is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Teanaway

Schools in Teanaway, WA average a SchoolGrade of B-: 45% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Teanaway on SchoolGrade