Woolworth, F.W., Company Store · Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Renton reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns
Per resident, the graded crimes were down 44% from 2023 to 2025. Even so, violent crime here is higher than in 77% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 94%. On the record of crimes Renton’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D for safety: #105 of 130 graded towns in Washington, and #210 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. Each year brought 3.4 violent crimes and 33.9 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (4.1 and 32.0 in the rest of Washington).
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 Renton
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Washington towns on Renton’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Mercer Island (B), Newcastle (C+), Kent (D), Tukwila (D−). Fairwood, East Renton Highlands, Bryn Mawr-Skyway and Maple Heights-Lake Desire are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Renton’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.4 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Washington (4.3) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: about the same as the rest of Washington
101 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (76 reported in 2025), about the same as the rest of Washington (93.5) and above 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, Renton reports less crime per resident than 35% (#210). Places like it ↓
A job center
Renton has 64,554 jobs based in town for 104,975 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 Renton’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 (3.4) 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 per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Renton property | Rest of Washington property | Renton violent | Rest of Washington violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46.3 | 43.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 44.3 | 37.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 33.1 | 32.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
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 Renton 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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Renton | Rest of Washington | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Renton | Rest of Washington | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 136 | 120 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 139 | 113 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 91.6 | 95.3 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 72.2 | 72.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Renton’s police reported 7 homicides, 76 robberies and 272 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.
2,852 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.
272 violent and 2,580 property, as reported to the FBI by Renton’s police.
37 people died in crashes on Renton’s roads in 2019–2023
Renton had 34 fatal crashes in five years, in which 37 people died; 8 were pedestrians. 8 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 7.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as 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.
Renton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | D | 3.4 | 33.9 |
| Fairwood | — | — | — |
| East Renton Highlands | — | — | — |
| Bryn Mawr-Skyway | — | — | — |
| Newcastle | C+ | 0.8 | 21.4 |
| Kent | D | 4.4 | 36.4 |
| Tukwila | D− | 7.7 | 143.0 |
| Mercer Island | B | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| Maple Heights-Lake Desire | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fairwood, East Renton Highlands, Bryn Mawr-Skyway and Maple Heights-Lake Desire are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Washington towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | D | 3.4 | 33.9 |
| Kirkland | B− | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| Yakima | C− | 5.2 | 21.1 |
| Spokane Valley | D | 2.6 | 34.2 |
| Everett | D | 3.0 | 32.8 |
| Federal Way | D | 5.1 | 41.3 |
The five graded Washington towns closest to Renton’s population (104,975), 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 Renton. 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 Renton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (105,251 in 2025); our figure for Renton is 104,975 (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 Renton
Is Renton, WA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Renton reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #105 of 130 in Washington. Its police reported 3.4 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 Renton?
3.4 violent and 33.9 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.
How many homicides were there in Renton in 2025?
Renton’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.7 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Renton safer than Newcastle?
Newcastle reports less crime per resident than Renton: Newcastle grades C+ for safety and Renton D. Newcastle’s police reported 0.8 violent and 21.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Renton?
Renton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Renton”. 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.