The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Walnut Grove, WA
Walnut Grove is a community of 19,600 in Clark County, about 11 miles north of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
Is Walnut Grove, WA safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Walnut Grove has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Walnut Grove run from A- to D+, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 704 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Walnut Grove as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Walnut Grove scores 704.
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.
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 Walnut Grove, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Walnut Grove, 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
The safest and least safe parts of Walnut Grove
Low crime is the norm across Walnut Grove: 82% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 5% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Walnut Grove run from A- to D+; every part of Walnut Grove has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
82%13%
A or B 82%C 13%D or F 5%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Walnut Grove, the northwest side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Walnut Grove
CrimeGrade™ estimates Walnut Grove has about 38 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 16% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Walnut Grove, about 33% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Walnut Grove compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Walnut Grove, 6 have less crime. Brush Prairie and Battle Ground have the least.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in Walnut Grove
One thing sets Walnut Grove apart: it has 5.9 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 60% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 71% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 69% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Walnut Grove: F (2 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 63% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Walnut Grove
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Walnut Grove about $1,131 a year per household, 6% 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 $23 million a year, or $1,150 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$55
Rape
$500,000
$26
Robbery
$290,000
$15
Assault
$2.6 million
$131
Burglary
$450,000
$23
Theft
$1.3 million
$64
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$58
Arson
$31,000
$2
Vandalism
$850,000
$43
Total
$8.2 million
$417
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 Walnut Grove 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.
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
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.
Schools in Walnut Grove, WA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 33% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Walnut Grove on SchoolGrade
