What is the crime rate in Covington, WA?

In 2025, the Covington Police Department reported 25 violent crimes and 542 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 115 violent and 2,492 property crimes per 100,000 of the 21,747 residents it serves.

Across Washington the rates were 292 and 2,018.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 115
Property per 100,000: 2,492
Violent crimes: 25
Property crimes: 542

Crime reported by the Covington Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	35	162	760	3,512	21,640
2024	38	179	662	3,120	21,216
2025	25	115	542	2,492	21,747

Violent crimes reported went from 35 in 2023 to 25 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 760 in 2023 to 542 in 2025.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Covington against Washington and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Covington	115	2,492
King County	350	2,711
Washington	292	2,018
United States	330	1,552

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Covington, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Covington	—	115	2,492
Maple Valley	3.3 mi	56	1,106
Kent	5.3 mi	283	2,129
Black Diamond	5.3 mi	41	447
Auburn	6.5 mi	300	2,498
Algona	8.9 mi	61	949
Renton	9.0 mi	258	2,459
Pacific	9.9 mi	85	809
Des Moines	10 mi	231	2,247

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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