Healthcare & Safety in Burien
Burien's crime rate runs genuinely elevated relative to Washington's own cities and towns, disclosed honestly here, driven chiefly by property crime rather than violent crime.
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Learn moreCrime runs real and elevated overall
NeighborhoodScout cites a 1-in-27 annual chance of becoming a victim of violent or property crime combined, at an overall rate of 37 crimes per 1,000 residents -- higher than 92% of Washington's own cities and towns, among the more elevated rates documented across this build's Washington Tier B markets.
Property crime, not violent crime, drives the elevated figure
Violent crime carries a 1-in-243 annual chance (4 per 1,000), while property crime carries a notably higher 1-in-30 chance (33 per 1,000) -- a real, meaningful distinction worth understanding rather than treating the overall figure as evenly split across crime types.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Burien is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with NeighborhoodScout or the King County Sheriff's Office (which contracts to provide Burien's policing) before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Burien's overall crime rate runs higher than 92% of Washington's own cities and towns per NeighborhoodScout -- disclosed honestly rather than downplayed.
- Property crime, not violent crime, drives most of the elevated overall figure (33 vs. 4 per 1,000).
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
- Healthcare access relies on the broader South King County medical corridor.
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