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The Yakima crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #190

Yakima, WA	3,281.36
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Yakima, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Yakima, WA	Count	2	39	115	252	1,087	2,808	721	39
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	2.1	41.6	122.8	269.0	1,160.5	2,997.9	769.7	41.6	2,410
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Yakima, WA	Count	9	37	144	281	1,194	2,896	594	14
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	9.6	39.5	153.9	300.2	1,275.8	3,094.4	634.7	15.0	2,603
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Yakima, WA	Count	11	52	152	351	1,573	3,106	1,095	11
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	11.8	55.7	162.7	375.7	1,683.8	3,324.8	1,172.1	11.8	3,334
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Yakima, WA	Count	6	48	156	271	1,619	2,841	660	17
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	6.5	51.9	168.7	293.0	1,750.3	3,071.5	713.5	18.4	2,903
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Yakima, WA	Count	12	46	144	288	1,464	3,501	590	37
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	14.0	53.6	167.8	335.7	1,706.3	4,080.3	687.6	43.1	3,284
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Yakima, WA	Count	8	49	133	239	1,233	3,907	800	27
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	9.6	59.0	160.2	287.9	1,485.1	4,705.7	963.5	32.5	3,370
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Yakima, WA	Count	7	66	136	352	1,209	3,652	844	63
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	8.4	79.6	164.0	424.3	1,457.5	4,402.6	1,017.5	75.9	3,537
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Yakima, WA	Count	3	62	158	226	1,469	4,687	1,003	51
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	75.1	191.3	273.6	1,778.3	5,673.7	1,214.2	61.7	3,908
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Yakima, WA	Count	10	62	149	231	1,451	5,021	1,060	77
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	12.2	75.6	181.7	281.8	1,769.8	6,124.2	1,292.9	93.9	4,183
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Yakima, WA	41.67
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Yakima, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Yakima, WA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	3.2	1.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Yakima, WA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	21
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Yakima, WA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	10
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Yakima, WA	Count	7	2	0	2	3	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	7.6	2.2	0.0	2.2	3.2	0.0	75
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Yakima, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Yakima, WA	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	23
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Yakima, WA	Count	4	1	1	0	2	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	1.2	1.2	0.0	2.4	0.0	48
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Yakima, WA	Count	6	3	1	1	1	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	7.2	3.6	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	72
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Yakima, WA	Count	7	6	0	0	1	0
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	8.5	7.3	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	84
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Yakima, WA	1.66
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Yakima, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Yakima, WA	Count	178	133	45
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	190.0	142.0	48.0	1.66
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Yakima, WA	Count	182	141	41
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	194.5	150.7	43.8	1.73
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Yakima, WA	Count	181	139	42
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	193.8	148.8	45.0	1.71
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Yakima, WA	Count	172	131	41
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	186.0	141.6	44.3	1.64
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Yakima, WA	Count	180	137	43
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	209.8	159.7	50.1	1.85
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Yakima, WA	Count	185	137	48
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	219.8	162.8	57.0	1.91
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Yakima, WA	Count	185	135	50
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	222.8	162.6	60.2	1.93
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Yakima, WA	Count	174	129	45
	Yakima, WA	Per 100,000	209.8	155.5	54.2	1.83
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Yakima, WA	Count	171	126	45
2005	Yakima, WA	Count	166	120	46