Photo: Kf1976 · CC BY-SA 4.0Salmon Creek is policed by the county: what that means
Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek alone, and no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, Vancouver is the closest, at D.
What stands out about safety in Salmon Creek
Policed by the county
Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Washington towns with their own police figures are Vancouver (D, 6 mi), Ridgefield (B, 7 mi), Battle Ground (B, 7 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Salmon Creek. 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 Salmon Creek.
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 | 6 mi | 5.9 | 35.8 |
| Ridgefield | B | 7 mi | 0.9 | 10.5 |
| Battle Ground | B | 7 mi | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| Camas | B+ | 13 mi | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| Woodland | C | 15 mi | 1.3 | 24.9 |
| Washougal | B− | 18 mi | 2.2 | 10.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Salmon Creek. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Salmon Creek.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on Salmon Creek’s roads in 2019–2023
Salmon Creek had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (7 of 12) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 12.0 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.
Salmon Creek and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felida | — | — | — |
| Lake Shore | — | — | — |
| Mount Vista | — | — | — |
| Hazel Dell | — | — | — |
| Barberton | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Felida, Lake Shore, Mount Vista, Hazel Dell and Barberton 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 Salmon Creek
Is Salmon Creek, WA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Salmon Creek. The nearest Washington towns with a grade are Vancouver (D, 6 mi), Ridgefield (B, 7 mi), Battle Ground (B, 7 mi).
Who polices Salmon Creek?
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek.
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.