Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Airway Heights than in 92% of U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 38.2, against 4.0 and 32.0 in the rest of Washington. Violent crime here is higher than in 81% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 95%. That puts it at D for safety, judged on crimes Airway Heights’ police reported from 2023 to 2025: #113 of 130 graded towns in Washington. The rate the grade counts dropped 23% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of WA” is every other Washington city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Airway Heights
Airway Heights reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Washington towns on Airway Heights’ borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Spokane (D−). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Airway Heights’ grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Airway Heights property | Rest of Washington property | Airway Heights violent | Rest of Washington violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.5 | 43.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 39.0 | 32.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 32.5 | 25.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Washington.
Crime in Airway Heights per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Airway Heights | Rest of Washington | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Airway Heights’ police reported 133 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.0 in the rest of Washington and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
449 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
51 violent and 398 property, as reported to the FBI by Airway Heights’ police.
Two people died in crashes on Airway Heights’s roads in 2019–2023
Airway Heights had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Washington towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (3.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Airway Heights’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Airway Heights’s own rate (3.6) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Airway Heights and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airway Heights | D | 3.9 | 38.2 |
| Spokane | D− | 6.6 | 48.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Washington towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airway Heights | D | 3.9 | 38.2 |
| Yelm | C | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| Grandview | C− | 3.6 | 19.6 |
| Gig Harbor | C− | 2.4 | 29.6 |
| Burlington | D | 1.6 | 58.7 |
| Fife | D− | 11.7 | 64.6 |
The five graded Washington towns closest to Airway Heights’ population (11,811), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Airway Heights. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Airway Heights’ residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,261 in 2025); our figure for Airway Heights is 11,811 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Airway Heights
Is Airway Heights, WA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Airway Heights reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #113 of 130 in Washington. Its police reported 3.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.0 in the rest of Washington and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Airway Heights?
3.9 violent and 38.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Washington reports 4.0 and 32.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Airway Heights safer than Spokane?
Spokane reports more crime per resident than Airway Heights: Spokane grades D− for safety and Airway Heights D. Spokane’s police reported 6.6 violent and 48.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Airway Heights?
Airway Heights’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Airway Heights”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.