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Kitsap County, WA Arrest Records

Kitsap County, WA is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.42 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Pierce, Snohomish, King, Clark, Thurston counties in Washington.
Kitsap County, WA property crime rate is 15.05 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 2,723 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 2.18% compared to 2015.

Kitsap County, WA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Kitsap County in 2016 increased by 4.41% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 347 to 376 while non-violent crime increased by 4.05% from 3,830 to 3,985.

5 Crimes In Kitsap County, WA in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 2,723
Burglary 965
Motor vehicle theft 297
Aggravated assault 274
Revised rape 63

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Kitsap County increased by 8.36% from 2015 and decreased by 14.74% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 441 to 376. In 2016 violent crime rate in Kitsap County was 69.74% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.142%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Kitsap County increased by 4.05% from 2015 and decreased by 0.38% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 4,000 to 3,985. In 2016 property crime rate in Kitsap County was 47.06% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.505%.

How Kitsap stands up against other counties

Kitsap vs. Thurston

You’ll be in more risk in Kitsap compared to Thurston county that had 43.32% lower crime rate compared to Kitsap county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2379 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0836 in Thurston county.
Larceny rates of 10.2828 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 4.7598 in Thurston county.

Kitsap vs. Yakima

You’ll be in more risk in Kitsap compared to Yakima county that had 53.95% lower crime rate compared to Kitsap county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.0347 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3405 in Yakima county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 1.1216 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 1.1457 in Yakima county.

Names with the most arrests in Kitsap

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Kitsap, Washington, the most crimes, that's 36.26% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Kitsap County is 0.5% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.51 daily crimes that occur in Kitsap County.
  • Kitsap, WA is more violent than Thurston.
  • In Kitsap County you have a 1 in 61 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Kitsap, WA have increased by 4.41%.

Kitsap Police Departments

Cities in Kitsap County

Names in Kitsap County