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Roy, WA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Roy is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 11 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Roy is 1 in 88. Based on FBI crime data, Roy is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Washington, Roy has a crime rate that is higher than 45% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Roy to other communities of similar population, then Roy crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Roy does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Roy does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Roy.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Roy occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Roy; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 398. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Roy; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that Roy has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Roy is one in 265.

Roy Crime Data

total Crime Index

40

(100 is safest)


Safer than 40% of U.S. cities.

Roy Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

7

9

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.51

8.79

11.31

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.51
3.57
National Median: 4
    Roy
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 398

in Roy

1 in 280

in Washington

Roy Violent Crimes

Population: 796
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 1.26 1.26

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.79
28.87
National Median: 19
    Roy
    Washington

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 114

in Roy

1 in 35

in Washington

Property Crimes

Population: 796
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 2 2 3
Rate per 1,000 2.51 2.51 3.77

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Roy Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
19
53
National Median: 26.5
    Roy
    Washington