CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Bellevue Police Department

Crime in Bellevue, WA

The violent crime rate in Bellevue is 89 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 80% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −34% compared with the previous 12 months.

Drone view of Downtown Bellevue, Washington State, USA.
Photo: Spicypepper999, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

89 per 100,000 residents, per year

138 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−34% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,850 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,869 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−31% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,939 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,007 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 155,043, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Bellevue sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

89

Bellevue has the 287th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 15 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Bellevue; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
McKinney, TX102282
Flagler County, FL (Sheriff)98283
Surprise, AZ97284
Frederick County, MD (Sheriff)95285
Cranston, RI92286
Bellevue, WA89287
Cecil County, MD (Sheriff)89288
Warwick, RI84289
Fremont, CA81290
Harrison County, MS (Sheriff)79291
Collier County, FL (Sheriff)76292

The places closest to Bellevue in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Bellevue crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Bellevue Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Bellevue and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Bellevue, all 8 have a higher violent crime rate. The closest is Seattle, WA, 9 miles away.

Bellevue and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Bellevue, WA89
Seattle, WA6909 mi
Kent, WA26415 mi
Everett, WA23225 mi
Tacoma, WA81338 mi
Vancouver, WA533137 mi
Portland, OR688144 mi
Gresham, OR339145 mi
Salem, OR378189 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 33 reported21−39% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 1 reported0.6−50% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,081 reported1,342−11% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 418 reported270−59% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 245 reported158−52% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 121 reported78−56% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3321—−39%
HomicideViolent10.6—−50%
TheftProperty2,0811,342—−11%
Theft from vehiclesProperty418270—−59%
BurglaryProperty245158—−52%
Vehicle theftProperty12178—−56%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Bellevue Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (134th highest rate of 155), robbery (126th highest rate of 152) and burglary (97th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −34%

0102030AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul149
Violent crimes per month in Bellevue, WA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202518Aug 202417
Sep 202518Sep 202421
Oct 202515Oct 202427
Nov 20257Nov 202419
Dec 20258Dec 202415
Jan 20267Jan 202524
Feb 202611Feb 202522
Mar 202610Mar 202510
Apr 20264Apr 20258
May 202612May 202519
Jun 202614Jun 202518
Jul 202614Jul 20259

Homicides 1 vs. 2

012AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul01
Homicides per month in Bellevue, WA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20261Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20251

1 in 2026 through July, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Bellevue, WA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026142020
Jun 2026142140
May 2026122410
Apr 202642210
Mar 2026102370
Feb 2026111991
Jan 202672640
Dec 202582860
Nov 202572470
Oct 2025152400
Sep 2025182570
Aug 2025182610
Jul 202592321
Jun 2025182230
May 2025193360
Apr 202582830
Mar 2025103280
Feb 2025223020
Jan 2025243970
Dec 2024154601
Nov 2024193670
Oct 2024274140
Sep 2024213810
Aug 2024174200
Jul 2024194070
Jun 2024194140
May 2024214210
Apr 2024204190
Mar 2024134820
Feb 202484230
Jan 2024135130
Dec 2023204960
Nov 2023235250
Oct 2023214160
Sep 2023274510
Aug 2023214190

How Bellevue compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
203Charleston, SC2451,461159,360Sep 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
265Alexandria, VA1281,496159,534Aug 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

The 10 places closest to Bellevue in population, Bellevue included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
91Vancouver, WA5332,669200,968May 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

All 7 places in Washington on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
91Vancouver, WA5332,669200,968May 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Bellevue by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Bellevue side by side with Kent, Vancouver or Everett, or with any other place.

Other cities in Washington

6 city pages, closest first

Washington as a whole has 283 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Bellevue’s rate is 69% below the state’s.

SeattleKentEverettTacomaVancouverSpokane

All 7 cities in Washington

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Bellevue safe?

By reported violent crime, Bellevue is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 89 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −34% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Bellevue?

This site does not have one for Bellevue. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Bellevue compares with nearby places such as Seattle, WA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Bellevue?

89 violent and 1,850 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,007 incidents reported to Bellevue Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 33 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 245 burglaries, 418 thefts from vehicles and 2,081 other thefts.

Is crime in Bellevue going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −34% and property crime −31% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Bellevue had in 2026?

Bellevue Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 1, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Bellevue Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0170200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Bellevue

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3321−39%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal245158−52%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included418270−59%
Vehicle theft12178−56%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

WA0170200
Source
Bellevue Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0170200)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Bellevue Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)