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The Kennewick crime rate is lower than the Washington average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #124

Kennewick, WA	1,744.39
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.

Kennewick, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kennewick, WA	Count	5	34	41	110	465	1,808	146	13
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	6.5	43.9	53.0	142.2	600.9	2,336.5	188.7	16.8	1,518
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	2	34	43	161	444	1,876	158	18
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	2.6	44.4	56.2	210.4	580.3	2,452.0	206.5	23.5	1,564
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	1	33	35	160	450	1,795	127	19
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	1.3	42.9	45.5	207.9	584.6	2,332.0	165.0	24.7	1,469
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	2	27	35	162	404	2,056	168	35
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	2.7	36.0	46.6	215.8	538.1	2,738.5	223.8	46.6	1,573
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	0	25	39	175	388	2,003	126	27
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.5	56.9	255.5	566.4	2,924.0	183.9	39.4	1,632
	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
2009	Kennewick, WA	Count	0	37	33	174	352	1,812	148	41
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	57.8	51.6	271.8	549.9	2,830.9	231.2	64.1	1,740
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Kennewick, WA	Count	1	38	40	156	409	1,810	163	30
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	1.6	60.4	63.6	247.9	649.9	2,876.2	259.0	47.7	1,845
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	1	38	31	166	341	1,862	159	25
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	1.6	60.2	49.1	262.9	540.0	2,948.7	251.8	39.6	1,796
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	2	28	33	233	484	1,993	174	30
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	3.2	45.1	53.2	375.5	780.1	3,212.2	280.4	48.4	2,065
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	4	26	35	150	523	2,410	217	27
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	6.6	42.7	57.4	246.2	858.3	3,955.2	356.1	44.3	2,242
	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

Kennewick, WA	35.00
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.

Kennewick, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kennewick, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.3	0.0	39
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	29
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	4	1	0	0	3	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	6.2	1.6	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	62
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	3	0	0	1	2	0
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.6	3.2	0.0	47
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	6	2	0	1	2	1
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	9.7	3.2	0.0	1.6	3.2	1.6	96
	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

Kennewick, WA	1.27
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.

Kennewick, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kennewick, WA	Count	106	93	13
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	137.0	120.2	16.8	1.29
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	107	93	14
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	139.9	121.6	18.3	1.31
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	104	90	14
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	135.1	116.9	18.2	1.26
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	104	87	17
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	138.5	115.9	22.6	1.27
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	105	87	18
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	153.3	127.0	26.3	1.40
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	105	87	18
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	164.0	135.9	28.1	1.50
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	109	90	19
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	173.2	143.0	30.2	1.58
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	106	87	19
	Kennewick, WA	Per 100,000	167.9	137.8	30.1	1.53
	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	Kennewick, WA	Count	109	90	19
2005	Kennewick, WA	Count	105	87	18