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The Lakewood crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #186

Lakewood, WA	3,123.23
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lakewood, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, WA	Count	1	42	88	249	644	1,604	217	15
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	1.7	70.8	148.4	419.8	1,085.8	2,704.3	365.9	25.3	2,425
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	41	90	277	674	1,770	207	14
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	69.4	152.4	469.0	1,141.3	2,997.1	350.5	23.7	2,592
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lakewood, WA	Count	1	39	108	317	715	1,960	218	13
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	1.7	65.6	181.8	533.5	1,203.4	3,298.8	366.9	21.9	2,771
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	43	117	344	603	1,839	287	18
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	72.8	198.1	582.3	1,020.7	3,113.0	485.8	30.5	2,827
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lakewood, WA	Count	0	40	137	316	584	1,880	273	10
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	69.6	238.4	550.0	1,016.4	3,271.9	475.1	17.4	2,820
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	50	171	342	588	2,196	256	17
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.5	88.0	300.9	601.9	1,034.8	3,864.6	450.5	29.9	3,256
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lakewood, WA	Count	3	57	145	327	691	2,350	401	25
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	5.3	99.9	254.0	572.9	1,210.6	4,117.0	702.5	43.8	3,520
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	47	137	309	890	2,215	619	17
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.5	81.8	238.4	537.7	1,548.8	3,854.5	1,077.2	29.6	3,635
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lakewood, WA	Count	7	54	147	304	785	2,409	536	15
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	11.9	92.1	250.6	518.2	1,338.2	4,106.6	913.7	25.6	3,687
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lakewood, WA	Count	3	61	124	303	872	2,488	558	27
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	103.6	210.7	514.8	1,481.6	4,227.3	948.1	45.9	3,699
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lakewood, WA	45.00
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lakewood, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, WA	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	8.4	6.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	84
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lakewood, WA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	33
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lakewood, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lakewood, WA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lakewood, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	17
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lakewood, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lakewood, WA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lakewood, WA	Count	7	5	1	0	1	0
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	11.9	8.5	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	119
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lakewood, WA	1.76
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lakewood, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lakewood, WA	Count	116	99	17
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	195.6	166.9	28.7	1.81
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lakewood, WA	Count	115	97	18
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	194.7	164.2	30.5	1.79
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lakewood, WA	Count	115	98	17
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	193.6	164.9	28.6	1.79
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lakewood, WA	Count	117	102	15
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	198.1	172.7	25.4	1.85
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lakewood, WA	Count	118	102	16
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	205.4	177.5	27.8	1.91
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lakewood, WA	Count	120	100	20
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	211.2	176.0	35.2	1.94
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lakewood, WA	Count	121	102	19
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	212.0	178.7	33.3	1.95
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lakewood, WA	Count	131	105	26
	Lakewood, WA	Per 100,000	228.0	182.7	45.2	2.05
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lakewood, WA	Count	122	101	21
2005	Lakewood, WA	Count	117	97	20