CurrentCrimeMap

Data through May 2026, Kent Police Department

Crime in Kent, WA

The violent crime rate in Kent is 264 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, 40% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −37% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Kent, Washington.
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The numbers

12 months to May 2026

Violent crime

264 per 100,000 residents, per year

361 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

−37% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,797 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,455 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

−46% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,062 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,816 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 136,591, 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 Kent sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

264

Kent has the 192nd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 110 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Boynton Beach, FL278187
Fort Wayne, IN276188
Boise, ID273189
Cheyenne, WY270190
El Paso, TX270191
Kent, WA264192
Irving, TX259193
Peoria, AZ255194
Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)255195
Grand Forks, ND255196
Canyon County, ID (Sheriff)251197

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

Kent crime map

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Kent, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is Bellevue, WA, 15 miles away.

Kent and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Kent, WA264
Bellevue, WA8915 mi
Seattle, WA69017 mi
Tacoma, WA81323 mi
Everett, WA23240 mi
Vancouver, WA533122 mi
Portland, OR688130 mi
Gresham, OR339131 mi
Salem, OR378175 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 May 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 92 reported67no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 0 reported0.0−100% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,286 reported941no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 494 reported362no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 354 reported259no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 310 reported227no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent9267——
HomicideViolent00.0—−100%
TheftProperty1,286941——
Theft from vehiclesProperty494362——
Vehicle theftProperty354259——
BurglaryProperty310227——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Kent 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 (68th highest rate of 155), robbery (66th highest rate of 152) and burglary (71st highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jun 2025 to May 2026

Violent crime −37%

020406080JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay3538
Violent crimes per month in Kent, WA, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jun 202519Jun 202455
Jul 202527Jul 202450
Aug 202514Aug 202466
Sep 202531Sep 202451
Oct 202548Oct 202458
Nov 202524Nov 202461
Dec 202547Dec 202454
Jan 202638Jan 202546
Feb 202627Feb 202532
Mar 202624Mar 202529
Apr 202627Apr 202531
May 202635May 202538

Homicides 0 vs. 5

012JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay00
Homicides per month in Kent, WA, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jun 20250Jun 20241
Jul 20250Jul 20241
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20241
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250

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

Every month since Jun 2023
Reported crime per month in Kent, WA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
May 2026352500
Apr 2026272200
Mar 2026242050
Feb 2026271870
Jan 2026382410
Dec 2025472610
Nov 2025242990
Oct 2025482730
Sep 2025312340
Aug 202514350
Jul 2025271520
Jun 202519980
May 2025382790
Apr 2025312970
Mar 2025293130
Feb 2025322721
Jan 2025463950
Dec 2024543681
Nov 2024613871
Oct 2024584080
Sep 2024514340
Aug 2024664380
Jul 2024505081
Jun 2024554511
May 2024554211
Apr 2024574870
Mar 2024122470
Feb 2024613372
Jan 2024715100
Dec 2023726010
Nov 2023585540
Oct 2023806180
Sep 2023654950
Aug 2023595530
Jul 2023746204
Jun 2023515285

How Kent compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
9Dayton, OH1,2544,065136,047Aug 2026
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
142Jackson, MS3731,370138,701Jul 2026
148Fargo, ND3602,761138,990Aug 2026
165West Valley City, UT3381,609137,688Aug 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
201Cedar Rapids, IA2471,900137,918Sep 2026
208Hampton, VA2392,529138,041Jul 2026
221Sterling Heights, MI2221,013134,402Aug 2026
263Sumter County, FL (Sheriff)134455137,903Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Kent in population, Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent side by side with Bellevue, Everett or Vancouver, 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; Kent’s rate is 7% below the state’s.

BellevueSeattleTacomaEverettVancouverSpokane

All 7 cities in Washington

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Kent safe?

By reported violent crime, Kent is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 264 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, −37% 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 Kent?

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

What is the crime rate in Kent?

264 violent and 1,797 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,816 incidents reported to Kent Police Department over the 12 months to May 2026. Violent crime includes 92 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 310 burglaries, 494 thefts from vehicles and 1,286 other thefts.

Is crime in Kent going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −37% and property crime −46% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Kent had in 2026?

Kent Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to May 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to May 2026 the count was 0, or 0 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Kent Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0170700). 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 Kent

12 months to May 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat9267
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal310227
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included494362
Vehicle theft354259

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

WA0170700
Source
Kent Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0170700)
Latest complete month
May 2026
History on this site
June 2023 to May 2026 (41 months)
Update schedule
Kent 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)