CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Spokane Police Department

Crime in Spokane, WA

The violent crime rate in Spokane is 581 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 33% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −6% compared with the previous 12 months.

View of the front of the Spokane County Courthouse along W Broadway Avenue in March 2017.
Photo: Ian Sane, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

581 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,343 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−6% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

4,260 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,838 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−6% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,841 per 100,000 residents, per year

11,181 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 230,962, 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 Spokane sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

581

Spokane has the 79th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 223 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581
Charleston, WV56882
Riverside, CA56883
Fayetteville, NC56384

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

Spokane 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 Spokane Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Spokane with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Spokane, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Coeur d'Alene, ID, 30 miles away.

Spokane and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Spokane, WA581
Coeur d'Alene, ID29730 mi
Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map13934 mi
Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map320149 mi
Missoula, MT525170 mi
Bellevue, WA89220 mi
Everett, WA232222 mi
Kent, WA264224 mi
Tacoma, WA813225 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 Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent125.2—+20%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Spokane Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −6%

050100150200SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug133144
Violent crimes per month in Spokane, WA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025129Sep 2024140
Oct 2025123Oct 2024123
Nov 2025108Nov 2024115
Dec 202594Dec 202493
Jan 2026103Jan 2025117
Feb 202686Feb 202588
Mar 202699Mar 2025107
Apr 2026116Apr 2025116
May 2026130May 2025136
Jun 2026108Jun 2025129
Jul 2026114Jul 2025124
Aug 2026133Aug 2025144

Homicides +20%

01234SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug01
Homicides per month in Spokane, WA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20252Oct 20243
Nov 20250Nov 20242
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20263Feb 20250
Mar 20262Mar 20250
Apr 20262Apr 20251
May 20261May 20252
Jun 20261Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20251

9 in 2026 through August, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Spokane, WA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261337510
Jul 20261147870
Jun 20261087921
May 20261308361
Apr 20261167572
Mar 2026997782
Feb 2026867363
Jan 20261037370
Dec 2025949061
Nov 20251088340
Oct 20251231,0352
Sep 20251298890
Aug 20251449151
Jul 20251248440
Jun 20251298080
May 20251368862
Apr 20251166941
Mar 20251078170
Feb 2025887190
Jan 20251177991
Dec 2024939330
Nov 20241158992
Oct 20241231,1083
Sep 20241401,0740
Aug 20241671,1030
Jul 20241689682
Jun 20241658533
May 20241249261
Apr 20241158161
Mar 20241318981
Feb 20241298601
Jan 20241028842
Dec 20231081,0202
Nov 20231361,0291
Oct 20231539980
Sep 20231319952

How Spokane compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Spokane in population, Spokane 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
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
93Missoula, MT5252,56279,184Aug 2026
171Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)32057368,046Jun 2026
182Coeur d'Alene, ID29767457,973Sep 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Spokane 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 Spokane side by side with Tacoma, Vancouver or Bellevue, 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; Spokane’s rate is 105% above the state’s.

BellevueEverettKentTacomaSeattleVancouver

All 7 cities in Washington

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Spokane safe?

By reported violent crime, Spokane is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 581 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −6% 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 Spokane?

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

What is the crime rate in Spokane?

581 violent and 4,260 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 11,181 incidents reported to Spokane Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Spokane going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −6% and property crime −6% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Spokane had in 2026?

Spokane Police Department reported 9 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 12, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Spokane Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0320400). 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 Spokane

12 months to August 2026

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

WA0320400
Source
Spokane Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WA0320400)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Spokane 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)