Crime in Wallula, WA

Wallula is an unincorporated community of 183 in Walla Walla County, about 25 miles west of downtown Walla Walla · Updated November 2026

Is Wallula, WA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Wallula has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 89% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 959 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

89% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wallula as a whole, and 11% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wallula scores 959.

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 962 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 953 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Wallula

Map of Wallula 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 Wallula, WA at ISP Reports.

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

CrimeGrade™ estimates Wallula has about 76 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 68% more 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.

Burglary is the most common crime in Wallula, about 25% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.130.05
RapeA+under 11.20.38
RobberyA+under 10.210.62
AssaultA+318.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA319.12.4
TheftA+313.913.1
Vehicle theftA+17.32.7
ArsonA+under 10.320.12
VandalismA+315.25.5

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 Wallula compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Wallula, 6 have less crime. Helix, OR and Umapine, OR have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WallulaA+959A+A+183
Wallula Junction 7 milesA+976A+A+59
Burbank 9 milesA+953A+A+4,300
Finley 10 milesA898AA6,330
Kennewick 16 milesB687B+B-97,200
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Lowden 13 milesA+983A+A+210
Touchet 13 milesA+976A+A+1,530
Pasco 17 milesA-788A-B+84,300
Helix, OR 17 milesA+986A+A+462
Eureka 20 milesA+977A+A+801
Umapine, OR 20 milesA+985A+A+802

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Wallula has more crime than 81% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WallulaA+959A+A+183
Old Athens, LAA+987A+A+183
Lynville, MSA+986A+A+183
Masonville, WVA+983A+A+183
Heatonville, MOA+978A+A+183
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Welch Glade, WVA+976A+A+183
Philomath, GAA+971A+A+183
Madden, MSA+968A+A+183
Pebble City, GAA+968A+A+183
Pawnee, TXA+962A+A+183
Savageville, VAA+947A+A+183

What crime costs Wallula

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wallula about $3,017 a year per household, more than double 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 $630,000 a year, or $3,458 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$46,000$249
Rape$13,000$73
Robbery$1,200$7
Assault$42,000$228
Burglary$31,000$172
Theft$13,000$71
Vehicle theft$21,000$112
Arson$1,400$8
Vandalism$20,000$108
Total$190,000$1,027

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 Wallula 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. Wallula 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 Wallula

Schools in Wallula, WA average a SchoolGrade of F: 28% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Wallula on SchoolGrade