Mercer Island Ranked A 'Safest' City In Washington

MERCER ISLAND, WA - Residents living in a handful of Puget Sound cities can rest a little easier. A new analysis by the the security website SafeWise shows that some Western Washington cities are among the safest in the state.

SafeWise based its rankings on crime data from the 2016 FBI uniform crime report. Here are the top 20 safest cities in Washington:

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1. Snoqualmie
Violent crime per 1,000: 0.22
Property crimes per 1,000: 17.06
Total crime: 1.28% violent, 98.72% property

2. Mercer Island
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.24
Property crimes per 1,000: 20.80
Total crime: 1.13% violent, 98.87% property

3. Sammamish
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.36
Property crimes per 1,000: 8.30
Total crime: 4.29% violent, 95.71% property

4. Newcastle
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.43
Property crimes per 1,000: 22.81
Total crime: 1.89% violent, 98.11% property

5. Lynden
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.65
Property crimes per 1,000: 9.69
Total crime: 6.72% violent, 93.28% property

6. Camas
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.67
Property crimes per 1,000: 13.83
Total crime: 4.85% violent, 95.15% property

7. Sedro Woolley
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.74
Property crimes per 1,000: 37.02
Total crime: 1.99% violent, 98.01% property

8. Lake Forest Park
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.75
Property crimes per 1,000: 18.92
Total crime: 3.95% violent, 96.05% property

9. Liberty Lake
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.76
Property crimes per 1,000: 19.92
Total crime: 3.83% violent, 96.17% property

10. Mill Creek
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.78
Property crimes per 1,000: 20.81
Total crime: 3.76% violent, 96.24% property

11. Maple Valley
12. West Richland
13. Anacortes
14. Kirkland
15. Bellevue
16. Kenmore
17. Issaquah
18. Bainbridge Island
19. Mukilteo
20. Bothell

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