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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.86 million

Cost of Crime™ for White Salmon, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,234 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of White Salmon 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 White Salmon, 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 White Salmon's combined rate is much higher than the norm. White Salmon sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only White Salmon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in White Salmon is 42.89 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of White Salmon, WA report the most crime, about 52 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in White Salmon, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in White Salmon for 2025 is $2,855,881, about $539 per resident and $1,234 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in White Salmon Compared to Other Cities?

White Salmon, WA:	$539
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in White Salmon is $539 per year, which is $74 more than the national average and $72 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to White Salmon:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $851 more than in White Salmon.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $294 less than in White Salmon

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to White Salmon	Cost per White Salmon Resident
Murder	$391,562	$74
Rape/Sexual Assault	$243,292	$46
Robbery	$146,119	$28
Assault	$498,050	$94
Kidnapping	$67,947	$13
Vehicle Theft	$376,982	$71
Burglary	$250,467	$47
Theft	$523,023	$99
Arson	$23,933	$5
Vandalism	$242,163	$46
Animal Cruelty	$1,828	$0
Drug Crimes	$49,163	$9
Identity Theft	$41,351	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$2,855,881	$539

The Intangible Cost of Crime in White Salmon, 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 White Salmon totals $3,973,398 ($749 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,829,278 ($1,288 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 south 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 White Salmon has 3, do the same, and of White Salmon's 5,302 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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White Salmon 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 White Salmon residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.271
Robbery	0.8762
Rape	0.7568
Murder	0.0393
Total Violent Crime	4.943 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.05
Vehicle Theft	4.592
Burglary	5.208
Arson	0.1869
Total Property Crime	29.03 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2114
Drug Crimes	1.254
Vandalism	6.393
Identity Theft	1.008
Animal Cruelty	0.0466
Total "Other" Rate	8.912 (C)

Individual White Salmon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bingen, WA	D-	C-	F
Underwood, WA	D+	C+	D
Hood River, OR	D	C	D-
Husum, WA	D	D	D-
Mosier, OR	C-	B	D
Willard, WA	C-	C+	D
Lyle, WA	D-	D-	F
Appleton, WA	D-	D-	D
Dee, OR	D+	B-	D
Chenoweth, OR	C+	B+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

White Salmon 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
Walland, TN	B	C-	C-
Cross Roads, TX	A	B+	B+
Creston, OH	A+	A	A
Cream Ridge, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Vernon, FL	A	B-	B-
Cottageville, SC	D	C-	C-
Vinton, LA	D-	D-	D-
Voorheesville, NY	A-	B-	B-
Waban, MA	B+	B+	B+
Wadena, MN	C-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, White Salmon is safer 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 White Salmon, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools N/A. See White Salmon schools on SchoolGrade

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