In 2025, Tacoma police reported 1,994 violent crimes (866 per 100,000 residents), including 22 murders, 357 robberies and 1,445 aggravated assaults, plus 9,174 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 230,369. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 9 large Washington cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency WA0270300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 866 | 1,994 | 22 | 3,982 | Totals |
| Seattle | 705 | 5,584 | 34 | 4,439 | Live |
| Spokane | 613 | 1,415 | 8 | 4,361 | Totals |
| Vancouver | 556 | 1,117 | 4 | 2,875 | Totals |
| Kent | 283 | 386 | 1 | 2,117 | Totals |
| Renton | 258 | 272 | 7 | 2,451 | Totals |
| Everett | 252 | 286 | 4 | 2,498 | Totals |
| Spokane Valley | 233 | 255 | 1 | 3,328 | Totals |
| Bellevue | 114 | 176 | 1 | 2,185 | Live |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Tacoma's violent-crime rate of 866 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3 times the Washington rate (284) and 2.7 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 116 residents, or about 38.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Tacoma ranks 40th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 70th for murder (22 murders, 9.5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 72% of Tacoma's violent crimes and robberies 18%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,982 per 100,000, 2 times Washington overall. Tacoma police logged 1,894 vehicle thefts (822 per 100,000, 13th of 351; Washington: 252) and 1,195 burglaries (519 per 100,000, 67% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Kent, 15 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (283) is less than half Tacoma's.
Out-of-state cities near Tacoma's size (230,369 residents): Norfolk, VA at 399 violent crimes per 100,000 and Santa Clarita, CA at 173.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Tacoma had 866 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3 times the statewide 284. It is 1st highest of the 9 Washington cities on this site; Seattle is next at 705. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Tacoma police reported 22 murders for 2025, a rate of 9.5 per 100,000 residents. The Washington rate was 2.9 and the national rate 4.1.
1,894 vehicles were reported stolen in Tacoma in 2025, 822 per 100,000 residents. That is 4.2 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 13th of 351 cities on this site.