Photo: Dcoetzee · Public domainBremerton has more property crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns
A Safety Grade of C− follows from crimes Bremerton’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #95 of 130 graded towns in Washington. Out of every 1,000 residents, 3.9 violent crimes and 26.3 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 4.0 and 32.1 in the rest of Washington. On top of that, the graded rate fell 11% 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 Bremerton
Bremerton reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Washington towns on Bremerton’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Port Orchard (C−). Rocky Point, Navy Yard City, Enetai, Kitsap Lake and Tracyton are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among Washington towns, closer to the middle
Washington’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Bremerton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 27% of the 130 Washington towns we grade, against 15% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
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 Bremerton’s 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 | Bremerton property | Rest of Washington property | Bremerton violent | Rest of Washington violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42.0 | 43.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 26.6 | 37.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 28.1 | 32.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 24.0 | 25.8 | 3.3 | 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 Bremerton 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 3 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 | Bremerton | Rest of Washington | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Bremerton’s police reported 537 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.
1,247 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.
149 violent and 1,098 property, as reported to the FBI by Bremerton’s police.
13 people died in crashes on Bremerton’s roads in 2019–2023
Bremerton had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 13 people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is 5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Bremerton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton | C− | 3.9 | 26.3 |
| Rocky Point | — | — | — |
| Navy Yard City | — | — | — |
| Enetai | — | — | — |
| Kitsap Lake | — | — | — |
| Tracyton | — | — | — |
| Port Orchard | C− | 3.5 | 28.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Rocky Point, Navy Yard City, Enetai, Kitsap Lake and Tracyton are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Washington towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton | C− | 3.9 | 26.3 |
| Lake Stevens | B+ | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| Edmonds | C− | 2.1 | 24.9 |
| Burien | D | 4.0 | 32.1 |
| Puyallup | D | 3.5 | 39.5 |
| Lynnwood | D− | 2.9 | 56.8 |
The five graded Washington towns closest to Bremerton’s population (45,482), 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 Bremerton. 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 Bremerton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (45,723 in 2025); our figure for Bremerton is 45,482 (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 Bremerton
Is Bremerton, WA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Bremerton reports more crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #95 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 Bremerton?
3.9 violent and 26.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Washington reports 4.0 and 32.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Bremerton in 2025?
Bremerton’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 2.2 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Bremerton safer than Port Orchard?
Port Orchard reports more crime per resident than Bremerton: Port Orchard grades C− for safety and Bremerton C−. Port Orchard’s police reported 3.5 violent and 28.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Bremerton?
Bremerton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Bremerton”. 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.