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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$74,800

Cost of Crime™ for Telma, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,727 per household.

More cost data

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

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

The overall crime rate in Telma is 197.4 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 5 in the east.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Telma, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Telma for 2025 is $74,800, about $1,206 per resident and $2,727 per household. That equals 3.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 77.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 15.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 7.0%

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

Telma, WA:	$1206
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Telma is $1,206 per year, which is $742 more than the national average and $596 more than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Telma:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $183 more than in Telma.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $961 less than in Telma

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Telma	Cost per Telma Resident
Murder	$854	$14
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,089	$50
Robbery	$1,271	$21
Assault	$2,084	$34
Kidnapping	$675	$11
Vehicle Theft	$1,356	$22
Burglary	$3,190	$51
Theft	$56,067	$904
Arson	$380	$6
Vandalism	$2,001	$32
Animal Cruelty	$25	$0
Drug Crimes	$721	$12
Identity Theft	$3,086	$50
Total Cost of Crime	$74,800	$1,206

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Telma, 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 Telma totals $21,809 ($352 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $96,609 ($1,558 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 Telma's 62 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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Telma 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 Telma residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.170
Robbery	0.6519
Rape	0.8217
Murder	0.0073
Total Violent Crime	2.651 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	174.6
Vehicle Theft	1.413
Burglary	5.673
Arson	0.2540
Total Property Crime	182.0 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1797
Drug Crimes	1.571
Vandalism	4.518
Identity Theft	6.431
Animal Cruelty	0.0550
Total "Other" Rate	12.75 (D)

Individual Telma Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Plain, WA	F	C	F
Winton, WA	F	C+	F
Merritt, WA	F	B-	F
Chumstick, WA	C	C-	C-
Leavenworth, WA	F	C	F
Lucerne, WA	F	D+	F
Peshastin, WA	D-	D+	F
Dryden, WA	D	C	D-
Ardenvoir, WA	D-	D-	D-
Entiat, WA	D+	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Telma 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
Gratitude, MD	D+	D	D
Stanzel, IA	C	D	D
Hail, KY	C-	B-	B-
Hagar Shores, MI	B-	C-	C-
Gum Spring, TN	F	F	F
Gulrock, NC	D-	F	F
Winton, AL	C+	B+	B+
Guilford, KS	D	D-	D-
Standard, WV	C-	D	D
Woodlawn Park, OK	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Telma 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 Telma, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Telma schools on SchoolGrade

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