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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$510,943

Cost of Crime™ for Yale, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,193 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Yale 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 Yale, 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 Yale's combined rate is higher than the norm. Yale sits in the 24th percentile, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only Yale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Yale is 35.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Yale, WA report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Yale, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Yale for 2025 is $510,943, about $423 per resident and $1,193 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

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

Yale, WA:	$423
Concrete, WA:	$1390
Colbert, WA:	$245
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Yale is $423 per year, which is $41 less than the national average and $187 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Yale:

In Concrete, WA, crime costs $1,390 per person, which is $967 more than in Yale.
In Colbert, WA, crime costs $245 per person, which is $178 less than in Yale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Yale	Cost per Yale Resident
Murder	$84,641	$70
Rape/Sexual Assault	$51,640	$43
Robbery	$34,751	$29
Assault	$36,854	$31
Kidnapping	$22,412	$19
Vehicle Theft	$31,012	$26
Burglary	$58,222	$48
Theft	$81,945	$68
Arson	$5,467	$5
Vandalism	$92,103	$76
Animal Cruelty	$478	$0
Drug Crimes	$5,140	$4
Identity Theft	$6,277	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$510,943	$423

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Yale, 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 Yale totals $838,280 ($694 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,349,223 ($1,117 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 Yale's 1,208 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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Yale 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 Yale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.062
Robbery	0.9146
Rape	0.7050
Murder	0.0373
Total Violent Crime	2.719 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.10
Vehicle Theft	1.658
Burglary	5.314
Arson	0.1874
Total Property Crime	20.26 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3060
Drug Crimes	0.5752
Vandalism	10.67
Identity Theft	0.6714
Animal Cruelty	0.0535
Total "Other" Rate	12.28 (D)

Individual Yale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ariel, WA	D	C	D-
Chelatchie, WA	B-	B+	A-
Amboy, WA	C-	C+	C
Cougar, WA	F	D-	F
Yacolt, WA	C-	B	C+
Paradise, WA	C	C+	D+
La Center, WA	C	B	C
Venersborg, WA	D+	B	C-
Battle Ground, WA	D-	C	D-
Woodland, WA	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Yale is similar 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
West Sedona, AZ	C+	D-	D-
Brownstown, IL	D-	C	C
Buckner, LA	D	D-	D-
Bunch, OK	C-	C+	C+
Burke, SD	D+	C-	C-
Carpenter, WY	A-	A+	A+
Cawood, KY	D+	C	C
Washington, ME	A-	A+	A+
Waterville, KS	F	D	D
West Rockport, ME	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Yale 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 Yale, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Yale schools on SchoolGrade

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