Benton County, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$32.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Benton County, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $419 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Benton County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Benton County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Benton County sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of counties and behind 33%. The grade covers only Benton County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Benton County is 2.952 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 191 in the east areas to 1 in 645 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Benton County, WA report the most violent crime, about 194 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Benton County, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Benton County is projected at $32,586,748 for 2025, about $151 per resident and $419 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Benton County Compared to Other Counties?

Benton County, WA:	$151
King County, WA:	$401
Snohomish County, WA:	$125
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $151 per resident each year in Benton County, which is $108 less than the national average and $96 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Benton County:

In King County, WA, crime costs $401 per person, which is $251 more than in Benton County.
In Snohomish County, WA, crime costs $125 per person, which is $25 less than in Benton County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Benton County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Benton County	Cost per Benton County Resident
Murder	$9.65 million	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.50 million	$39
Robbery	$3.37 million	$16
Assault	$11.1 million	$51
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$32,586,748	$151

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Benton County, WA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Benton County totals $109,471,601 ($507 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $142,058,349 ($657 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Benton County, WA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Benton County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Benton County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.784
Robbery	0.4962
Rape	0.6486
Murder	0.0238
Total Violent Crime	2.952 (B)

Individual Benton County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Benton County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Benton County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Franklin County, WA	D+	C	D
Umatilla County, OR	C	B-	C-
Morrow County, OR	C+	B	C-
Walla Walla County, WA	D	C	D-
Yakima County, WA	D+	B-	D-
Columbia County, WA	D-	D+	D
Garfield County, WA	D	D	D
Klickitat County, WA	D-	D	F
Whitman County, WA	D+	C+	D
Asotin County, WA	D+	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Benton County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT	C+	A	A
Cameron County, TX	D	D	D
Mobile County, AL	C	D	D
Galveston County, TX	C+	C+	C+
Marin County, CA	C	D+	D+
Hampden County, MA	B+	C-	C-
Harrison County, MS	A+	A+	A+
El Paso County, CO	D	C	C
El Paso County, TX	D	D+	D+
Clay County, FL	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Benton County is safer than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

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