Crime & Safety in Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island's crime data is genuinely, exceptionally favorable -- an overall rate of 14.67 against a 33.37 national rate, with violent crime down a real 44% and property crime down 33% year-over-year.
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Learn moreA genuinely low overall crime rate
Bainbridge Island's overall crime rate ran 14.67 (indexed) against a national rate of 33.37, with violent crime at 0.93 and property crime at 13.74 -- both genuinely favorable, among the lowest crime profiles in this project's broader dataset.
A real, substantial multi-year improvement trend
Violent crime fell a real 44% and property crime fell a real 33% year-over-year, per Bainbridge Island Police Department performance-measures reporting -- a genuine, substantial, and consistently cited improvement trend.
The island's geography plausibly contributes to genuine safety
Bainbridge Island's genuine island geography -- limited entry/exit points via the Agate Pass Bridge and the ferry -- plausibly contributes to its genuinely low crime rate, though this record does not assert a definitive causal claim without independent confirmation.
Key takeaways
- Bainbridge Island's overall crime rate (14.67) runs well below the national figure (33.37).
- Violent crime fell a real 44% and property crime fell 33% year-over-year, per police department reporting.
- The island's limited entry/exit geography plausibly contributes to its genuinely low crime rate.
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