Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Everett reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Everett’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #101 of 130 graded towns in Washington, and #198 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Everett
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 Washington towns on Everett’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Mukilteo (B−). Eastmont is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Everett’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 5.9 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Washington (4.3) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Washington
73.1 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (56 reported in 2025), below the rest of Washington (94.1) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Everett reports less crime per resident than 39% (#198). Places like it ↓
A job center
Everett has 95,321 jobs based in town for 113,567 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 Everett’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. Its violent rate (3.0) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
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.
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| Year | Everett property | Rest of Washington property | Everett violent | Rest of Washington violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43.5 | 43.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 41.6 | 37.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 32.2 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 25 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Homicides and robberies
Everett’s police reported 4 homicides, 56 robberies and 280 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Washington and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Everett | Rest of Washington | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Everett | Rest of Washington | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.4 | 121 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 103 | 114 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 67.4 | 95.8 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 49.3 | 72.8 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
3,101 crimes reported in 2025
280 violent and 2,821 property, as reported to the FBI by Everett’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
60 people died in crashes on Everett’s roads in 2019–2023
Everett had 58 fatal crashes in five years, in which 60 people died; 24 were pedestrians. 11 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Washington towns of 100,000+ people (7.0, 9 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.
Everett and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Eastmont is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Washington towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett | D | 3.0 | 32.8 |
| Kirkland | B− | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| Yakima | C− | 5.2 | 21.1 |
| Spokane Valley | D | 2.6 | 34.2 |
| Renton | D | 3.4 | 33.9 |
| Federal Way | D | 5.1 | 41.3 |
The five graded Washington towns closest to Everett’s population (113,567), by grade.
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 Everett. 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 Everett’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (113,547 in 2025); our figure for Everett is 113,567 (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 Everett
Is Everett, WA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Everett reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #101 of 130 in Washington. Its police reported 3.0 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 Everett?
3.0 violent and 32.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Washington reports 4.1 and 32.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Everett?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Everett in 2025?
Everett’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Everett safer than Mukilteo?
Mukilteo reports less crime per resident than Everett: Mukilteo grades B− for safety and Everett D. Mukilteo’s police reported 1.1 violent and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Everett?
Everett’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Everett”. 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.