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Crime rate in Mercer Island, Washington (WA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in Mercer Island by Year

Type

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		1
(4.5)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		3
(14.0)		4
(17.9)		1
(4.4)		2
(8.9)		2
(8.8)		0
(0.0)		5
(21.5)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		2
(8.2)		1
(4.0)		0
(0.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		2
(9.3)		2
(8.9)		2
(8.8)		10
(44.4)		4
(17.7)		2
(8.9)		2
(8.6)		1
(4.2)		3
(12.4)		2
(8.2)		4
(16.2)		3
(13.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		4
(18.7)		1
(4.5)		8
(35.3)		4
(17.7)		9
(39.8)		5
(22.2)		14
(60.2)		5
(21.1)		10
(41.4)		7
(28.7)		9
(36.4)		8
(34.7)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		49
(229.1)		58
(259.1)		68
(299.7)		62
(275.0)		102
(451.0)		70
(311.4)		75
(322.5)		73
(308.4)		79
(327.3)		74
(303.1)		50
(202.3)		59
(255.9)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		301
(1,407.1)		314
(1,402.6)		296
(1,304.5)		277
(1,228.8)		447
(1,976.6)		343
(1,525.7)		345
(1,483.6)		289
(1,220.9)		310
(1,284.5)		323
(1,323.2)		264
(1,068.2)		334
(1,448.7)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		17
(79.5)		45
(201.0)		28
(123.4)		32
(142.0)		63
(278.6)		38
(169.0)		32
(137.6)		30
(126.7)		30
(124.3)		14
(57.4)		10
(40.5)		14
(60.7)
Arson
(per 100,000)		5
(23.4)		5
(22.3)		5
(22.0)		3
(13.3)		6
(26.5)		2
(8.9)		14
(60.2)		8
(33.8)		4
(16.6)		5
(20.5)		3
(12.1)		8
(34.7)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 304.8)102.3124.2102.1110.0162.5109.7132.391.3102.199.180.197.1
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Washington and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Mercer Island, Washington as of May 23, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Mercer Island to the number of sex offenders is 24,559 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Mercer Island, WA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Mercer Island:

97.1
Medina:

72.1
Newcastle:

162.3
Tukwila:

774.0
Clyde Hill:

59.3
Yarrow Point:

49.2
Renton:

482.4
Seattle:

417.7
Issaquah:

343.4
Violent crime rate in 2011
Mercer Island:

25.3
U.S. Average:

213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Mercer Island:

32.2
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Mercer Island:

28.2
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Mercer Island:

28.6
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Mercer Island:

13.4
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Mercer Island:

59.3
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Mercer Island:

16.5
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Mercer Island:

39.9
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Mercer Island:

42.3
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Mercer Island:

28.0
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Mercer Island:

35.5
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Mercer Island:

29.7
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2011
Mercer Island:

140.8
U.S. Average:

273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Mercer Island:

106.0
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Mercer Island:

143.6
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Mercer Island:

157.3
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Mercer Island:

150.3
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Mercer Island:

169.0
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Mercer Island:

173.8
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Mercer Island:

244.8
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Mercer Island:

146.1
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Mercer Island:

152.4
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Mercer Island:

161.3
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Mercer Island:

135.8
U.S. Average:

331.5


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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 35 (31 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.34
Washington average:

1.51

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 35 (32 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.29
Washington average:

1.55

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 34 (31 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.27
Washington average:

1.59

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 32 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.24
Washington average:

1.62

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 34 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.27
Washington average:

1.60

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 35 (31 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.33
Washington average:

1.61

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 33 (28 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.23
Washington average:

1.61

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 40 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.35
Washington average:

1.59

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 40 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.35
Washington average:

1.62


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Mercer Island

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Zip codes: 98040.


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