Tacoma, Washington · Neighborhood crime trends

Tacoma

8 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

How do the 8 neighborhoods of Tacoma compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 3,807 crimes across them, 17.1 for every 1,000 residents. That is 12.1% below a year earlier and 51.7% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

North East has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (5.3 per 1,000), followed by North End (8.2) and West End (10.0). New Tacoma has the highest (53.8).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 8 TACOMA NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Tacoma and simplified by CrimesLog.
Lowest rate (everyday)
lowest rateNorth East
5.3 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026
Highest rate
upNew Tacoma
53.8 per 1,000, Q2 2026
Whole area, Q2 2026
17.1 per 1,000
down 12.1% below a year earlier · down 51.7% below Q1 2022
Compared
8 neighborhoods
222,427 residents · 18 quarters

Tacoma neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories
Indicated: crimes rate per 1000 residents per quarterAll · safest at the top · square-root scale · Q1 2022 to Q2 202601510255033.6Central23.2Eastside94.9New Tacoma11.2North East18.9North End37.8South End63.5South Tacoma22.2West EndNumbers are crimes per 1,000 residents per quarter. Zero-crime quarters show 0 and rank safest.
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A Space for Dancing in Tacoma, North End
North End · A Space for Dancing in Tacoma
Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Desolate Old Goldfish Tavern in Ruston, West End
West End · Desolate Old Goldfish Tavern in Ruston
Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln High School September 2026, South End
South End · Lincoln High School September 2026
Photo: Uphotdog, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
House at 2326 South L Street, Central
Central · House at 2326 South L Street
Photo: Ben Cody, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Bridge in Tacoma, New Tacoma
New Tacoma · Bridge in Tacoma
Photo: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Warmth, West End
West End · Warmth
Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tibbitts at Fern Hill Exterior in Tacoma, Washington, South End
South End · Tibbitts at Fern Hill Exterior in Tacoma, Washington
Photo: A.J. Roan, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tacoma Rainier Stadium, Central
Central · Tacoma Rainier Stadium
Photo: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 30.1 to 35.4 per 1,000 (high: Q1 2022).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2023

Whole-area crime rate 28.7 to 29.5 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2023).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2024

Whole-area crime rate 22.6 to 24.9 per 1,000 (high: Q1 2024).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2025

Whole-area crime rate 18.7 to 21.0 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2026

Whole-area crime rate 17.1 to 17.2 per 1,000 (high: Q1 2026). 2 quarters so far.

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: property incidents were 48% (1,813), vehicle crimes were 34% (1,303), violent incidents were 10% (395) and public order incidents were 8% (295).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 8 neighborhoods on the map

Tacoma is made of 8 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the neighborhood council districts of the City of Tacoma: 222,427 residents between them.

  • Central
  • Eastside
  • New Tacoma
  • North East
  • North End
  • South End
  • South Tacoma
  • West End

All 8 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#NeighborhoodResidentsAllViolentPropertyVehiclePublic orderRate vs Q1 2022Places gained
1North East18,8125.30.42.32.30.2down53%–
2North End29,2798.20.34.92.80.2down56%–
3West End32,48110.01.05.43.40.2down55%–
4Eastside33,31513.11.15.65.21.2down44%–
5South End43,12317.12.27.06.01.9down55%up1
6Central21,49519.02.210.55.70.7down43%down1
7South Tacoma28,55825.72.012.98.72.1down60%–
8New Tacoma15,36453.87.223.917.15.5down43%–

Photographs

15 photographs of the 8 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 15 photographs and their credits
  1. North End · A Space for Dancing in Tacoma. Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. West End · Desolate Old Goldfish Tavern in Ruston. Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  3. South End · Lincoln High School September 2026. Photo: Uphotdog, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Central · House at 2326 South L Street. Photo: Ben Cody, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  5. New Tacoma · Bridge in Tacoma. Photo: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  6. West End · Warmth. Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  7. South End · Tibbitts at Fern Hill Exterior in Tacoma, Washington. Photo: A.J. Roan, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Central · Tacoma Rainier Stadium. Photo: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  9. New Tacoma · 1954 Pontiac Chieftain Station Wagon. Photo: JOHN LLOYD from Concrete, Washington, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  10. West End · Air. Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  11. New Tacoma · LeMay - America's Car Museum. Photo: JOHN LLOYD from Concrete, Washington, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  12. New Tacoma · East D Street Tacoma 11-24-2010. Photo: Scott Hingst, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  13. New Tacoma · Murray Morgan Bridge Under Construction. Photo: Scott Hingst, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  14. New Tacoma · Tacoma Building and Russell Building. Photo: Scott Hingst, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  15. New Tacoma · Museum of Glass Display. Photo: Kira Picabo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) through the City of Tacoma GIS Open Data services, containing public sector information released under a Public Domain licence.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are the neighborhood council districts defined by the City of Tacoma and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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