Shaw Island, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

Which crimes are included?

$61,067

Cost of Crime™ for Shaw Island, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $476 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shaw Island 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 Shaw Island against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Shaw Island sits in the 35th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 35% of cities and behind 65%. The grade covers only Shaw Island's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Shaw Island is 3.650 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 156 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 357 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Shaw Island, WA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shaw Island, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Shaw Island is projected at $61,067 for 2025, about $217 per resident and $476 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): 45.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Shaw Island Compared to Other Cities?

Shaw Island, WA:	$217
White Center, WA:	$490
Bothell West, WA:	$83
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $217 per resident each year in Shaw Island, which is $41 less than the national average and $30 less than Washington's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shaw Island:

In White Center, WA, crime costs $490 per person, which is $273 more than in Shaw Island.
In Bothell West, WA, crime costs $83 per person, which is $134 less than in Shaw Island

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Shaw Island	Cost per Shaw Island Resident
Murder	$24,126	$86
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13,826	$49
Robbery	$6,661	$24
Assault	$16,454	$59
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$61,067	$217

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Shaw Island, 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 Shaw Island totals $234,130 ($833 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $295,197 ($1,051 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Shaw Island, 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 city has few 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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Shaw Island Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.039
Robbery	0.7536
Rape	0.8115
Murder	0.0457
Total Violent Crime	3.650 (C-)

Individual Shaw Island Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Friday Harbor, WA	D	D	D-
Deer Harbor, WA	D-	D	F
Orcas, WA	D-	D-	D-
West Sound, WA	D-	D-	F
Lopez, WA	C-	C	C-
Port Stanley, WA	B-	C+	B-
Lopez Island, WA	B-	C+	B-
Roche Harbor, WA	C+	C	C
Blakely Island, WA	C+	C+	C+
Decatur, WA	B-	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shaw Island is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Westwood, IA	B	B	B
Weavertown, PA	A+	A+	A+
West Perry, NY	A	B	B
West Sinton, TX	C	C+	C+
West Vail, CO	F	F	F
West Warm Springs, VA	C	D+	D+
Weston, WY	C+	B-	B-
Westphalia, IN	B+	D+	D+
Westport, MN	C+	B	B
Westville, MO	D+	C	C

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

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