Cowlitz County, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$20.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cowlitz County, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $471 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cowlitz 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Cowlitz County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Cowlitz County sits in the 42nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 42% of counties and behind 58%. The grade covers only Cowlitz County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Cowlitz County is 4.061 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 190 in the southwest areas to 1 in 319 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Cowlitz County, WA report the most violent crime, about 146 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cowlitz County, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Cowlitz County is projected at $20,410,266 for 2025, about $179 per resident and $471 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 48.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.0%

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

Cowlitz County, WA:	$179
King County, WA:	$401
Snohomish County, WA:	$125
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $179 per resident each year in Cowlitz County, which is $79 less than the national average and $68 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Cowlitz County:

In King County, WA, crime costs $401 per person, which is $222 more than in Cowlitz County.
In Snohomish County, WA, crime costs $125 per person, which is $54 less than in Cowlitz County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Cowlitz County	Cost per Cowlitz County Resident
Murder	$4.29 million	$38
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.06 million	$44
Robbery	$2.56 million	$22
Assault	$8.50 million	$75
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$20,410,266	$179

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County totals $56,423,242 ($495 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $76,833,508 ($674 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Cowlitz 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 west 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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Cowlitz County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.597
Robbery	0.7129
Rape	0.7315
Murder	0.0200
Total Violent Crime	4.061 (C)

Individual Cowlitz County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Columbia County, OR	C+	B+	C
Wahkiakum County, WA	C	C	D+
Lewis County, WA	C-	C+	D+
Clark County, WA	F	B-	D-
Clatsop County, OR	D-	D+	F
Pacific County, WA	D-	D	D-
Skamania County, WA	C	C+	D+
Hood River County, OR	C-	B-	D
Klickitat County, WA	D-	D	F
Yakima County, WA	D+	B-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Cowlitz County is higher 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
Yamhill County, OR	C+	B-	B-
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Vigo County, IN	C+	C-	C-
Cecil County, MD	B-	C+	C+
Cass County, MO	B+	B+	B+
Warren County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
LaSalle County, IL	A	A	A
Bay County, MI	B-	D	D
Bartow County, GA	A-	B+	B+
Wicomico County, MD	C	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Cowlitz County is as safe as the Washington state average and as safe as the national average.

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