Summit, Puyallup, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$1.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Summit, Puyallup, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $464 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Summit 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 Summit against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Summit sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of neighborhoods and behind 48%. The grade covers only Summit's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Summit is 4.294 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 109 in the southwest areas to 1 in 442 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Summit, Puyallup, WA report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Summit, Puyallup, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Summit is projected at $1,423,585 for 2025, about $184 per resident and $464 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): 50.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Summit Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Summit, Puyallup, WA:	$184
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$807
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$104
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $184 per resident each year in Summit, which is $75 less than the national average and $63 less than Puyallup's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Summit:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $807 per person, which is $623 more than in Summit.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $104 per person, which is $80 less than in Summit

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Summit	Cost per Summit Resident
Murder	$260,045	$34
Rape/Sexual Assault	$367,332	$47
Robbery	$214,339	$28
Assault	$581,868	$75
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,423,585	$184

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Summit, Puyallup, 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 Summit totals $3,765,188 ($486 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,188,773 ($670 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Summit, Puyallup, 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 south part of the neighborhood 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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Summit Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.615
Robbery	0.8794
Rape	0.7818
Murder	0.0179
Total Violent Crime	4.294 (C+)

Individual Summit Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waller, Tacoma, WA	C-	B	C-
Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA	D-	D+	D-
South End, Tacoma, WA	F	D	F
Frederickson, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B-
South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	F	F	F
Central, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F
Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA	B+	B	B+
Woodbrook, Lakewood, WA	F	D-	F
Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Summit is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Waco, Woodway, TX	A-	A-	A-
Home Gardens, Corona, CA	C+	B-	B-
Winton Hills, Cincinnati, OH	D+	C-	C-
Hutton Park, West Orange, NJ	A	A-	A-
Jefferson Westside, Eugene, OR	F	C	C
Lakeland, Baltimore, MD	D+	F	F
Lane-Wooster, Akron, OH	D-	D+	D+
Latah Valley, Spokane, WA	B-	B+	B+
Leonidas, New Orleans, LA	D+	D+	D+
Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI	D	F	F

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

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