Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0The crimes the grade counts fell 42% per resident in Bothell from 2023 to 2025
Of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Overall, Bothell grades B− for safety (#35 of 130 graded towns in Washington): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported in 2023–2025. On top of that, the yearly rates were 1.0 violent crime and 13.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 4.1 and 32.2 in the rest of Washington.
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 Bothell
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 Washington towns on Bothell’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Kenmore (B+), Kirkland (B−), Woodinville (C). Bothell West, Bothell East and Maltby are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among Washington towns, higher
Washington’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Bothell’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 73% of the 130 Washington towns we grade, against 53% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A college town
Bothell is home to the University of Washington-Bothell Campus, with 5,676 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 5% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Bothell has 32,491 jobs based in town for 52,199 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
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 Bothell’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Bothell’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.5) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Bothell property | Rest of Washington property | Bothell violent | Rest of Washington violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.8 | 43.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 17.2 | 37.7 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 13.7 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 26.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Bothell | Rest of Washington | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Bothell’s police reported 149 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.1 in the rest of Washington and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Bothell 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
560 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.
41 violent and 519 property, as reported to the FBI by Bothell’s police.
12 people died in crashes on Bothell’s roads in 2019–2023
Bothell had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 3 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (6 of 12) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 4.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Washington towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.0, 43 towns).
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.
Bothell and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothell | B− | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| Woodinville | C | 0.8 | 26.4 |
| Bothell West | — | — | — |
| Bothell East | — | — | — |
| Kenmore | B+ | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| Kirkland | B− | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| Maltby | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bothell West, Bothell East and Maltby are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Washington towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothell | B− | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| Lacey | C− | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| Bremerton | C− | 3.9 | 26.3 |
| Burien | D | 4.0 | 32.1 |
| Olympia | D | 5.4 | 32.7 |
| Lakewood | D | 6.4 | 37.4 |
The five graded Washington towns closest to Bothell’s population (52,199), 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 Bothell. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Bothell’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (52,714 in 2025); our figure for Bothell is 52,199 (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 Bothell
Is Bothell, WA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Bothell reports less crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #35 of 130 in Washington. Its police reported 1.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.1 in the rest of Washington and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Bothell?
1.0 violent and 13.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Washington reports 4.1 and 32.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Bothell in 2025?
Bothell’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Bothell safer than Woodinville?
Woodinville reports more crime per resident than Bothell: Woodinville grades C for safety and Bothell B−. Woodinville’s police reported 0.8 violent and 26.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Bothell?
Bothell’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Bothell”. 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.