Hazel Dell has no grade of its own; Vancouver, 4 miles away, is the nearest that does
Hazel Dell has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Clark County. The Clark 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 Hazel Dell alone, and no Safety Grade. 3 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Hazel Dell
Policed by the county
Hazel Dell is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Clark County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Hazel Dell. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Washington towns with their own police figures are Vancouver (D, 4 mi), Battle Ground (B, 8 mi), Ridgefield (B, 9 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Hazel Dell. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Clark County without police of their own, which include Hazel Dell.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | D | 4 mi | 5.9 | 35.8 |
| Battle Ground | B | 8 mi | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| Ridgefield | B | 9 mi | 0.9 | 10.5 |
| Camas | B+ | 12 mi | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| Washougal | B− | 16 mi | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| Woodland | C | 17 mi | 1.3 | 24.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Hazel Dell. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Hazel Dell.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on Hazel Dell’s roads in 2019–2023
Hazel Dell had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 3 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 9.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Washington towns of 5,000–25,000 people (3.7, 142 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.
Hazel Dell and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | D | 5.9 | 35.8 |
| Salmon Creek | — | — | — |
| Lake Shore | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Salmon Creek and Lake Shore are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their 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 Hazel Dell
Is Hazel Dell, WA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Hazel Dell. The nearest Washington towns with a grade are Vancouver (D, 4 mi), Battle Ground (B, 8 mi), Ridgefield (B, 9 mi).
Who polices Hazel Dell?
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Hazel Dell is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Clark County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Hazel Dell.
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.