Neely, Sr., Aaron and Sarah, Farm (Additional Documentation) · Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Lake Holm is Auburn, 4 miles away
Lake Holm has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in King County. The King 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 Lake Holm alone, and no Safety Grade. Inside a 10-mile circle sit 13 graded neighbors.
What stands out about safety in Lake Holm
Policed by the county
Lake Holm is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the King County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the King County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lake Holm. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Washington towns with their own police figures are Auburn (D, 4 mi), Covington (C−, 4 mi), Black Diamond (A, 5 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Holm. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the King County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of King County without police of their own, which include Lake Holm.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the King 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | D | 4 mi | 4.8 | 39.0 |
| Covington | C− | 4 mi | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| Black Diamond | A | 5 mi | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Algona | B− | 6 mi | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Maple Valley | B | 6 mi | 0.9 | 12.4 |
| Pacific | C+ | 7 mi | 2.1 | 16.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Holm. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Holm.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Lake Holm’s roads in 2019–2023
Lake Holm had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people 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 Lake Holm’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lake Holm’s own rate (11.3) 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.
Lake Holm and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Morton-Berrydale | — | — | — |
| Auburn | D | 4.8 | 39.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lake Morton-Berrydale 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 Lake Holm
Is Lake Holm, WA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lake Holm. The nearest Washington towns with a grade are Auburn (D, 4 mi), Covington (C−, 4 mi), Black Diamond (A, 5 mi).
Who polices Lake Holm?
The King County Sheriff’s Office. Lake Holm is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of King County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lake Holm.
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.