Cascade Valley has no grade of its own; Moses Lake, 3 miles away, is the nearest that does
Within 10 miles, Moses Lake is the one town with a Safety Grade. Cascade Valley has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Grant County. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Cascade Valley alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 6 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in Cascade Valley
Policed by the county
Cascade Valley is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Grant County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Cascade Valley. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Washington towns with their own police figures are Moses Lake (D, 3 mi), Ephrata (C−, 15 mi), Warden (B−, 18 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Cascade Valley. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Grant County without police of their own, which include Cascade Valley.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Washington towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Lake | D | 3 mi | 4.1 | 36.8 |
| Ephrata | C− | 15 mi | 1.7 | 29.0 |
| Warden | B− | 18 mi | 2.1 | 12.4 |
| Soap Lake | C | 19 mi | 2.5 | 21.9 |
| Royal City | B | 22 mi | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| Othello | C | 23 mi | 2.5 | 21.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Cascade Valley. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Cascade Valley.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Cascade Valley’s roads in 2019–2023
Cascade Valley had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Washington towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (0.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Cascade Valley’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Cascade Valley’s own rate (4.3) 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.
Cascade Valley and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Lake | D | 4.1 | 36.8 |
| Moses Lake North | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Moses Lake North is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Cascade Valley
Is Cascade Valley, WA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Cascade Valley. The nearest Washington towns with a grade are Moses Lake (D, 3 mi), Ephrata (C−, 15 mi), Warden (B−, 18 mi).
Who polices Cascade Valley?
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Cascade Valley is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Grant County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Cascade Valley.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.