Crime & Safety
Renton Crime Fell In First Half Of 2018: FBI
The FBI released preliminary data on crime in 2018. A look at the first six months of 2018 shows a rise in some types of crime.
RENTON, WA - The FBI on Monday released preliminary data from its annual crime report. The data included a comparison of certain crimes over the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2018.
Renton was one of the few cities in Puget Sound that saw an overall drop in both violent and property crimes. Only Washington cities with a population above 100,000 were included in the FBI's data release.
Overall, Renton's violent crimes fell from 173 in 2017 to 159 in 2018. Property crimes fell from 2,648 to 2,447.
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Although overall totals fell, a few individual crime types went up. Renton had more robberies and car thefts over the first six months of 2018 compared to 2017.
The FBI's preliminary Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data released Monday showed a nationwide drop in both violent and property crimes. The full UCR for all of 2018 will be released later in 2019.
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Here's the data released on Renton crime released Monday:
| Violent Crime | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | |
| 2017 | 173 | 3 | 18 | 56 | 96 |
| 2018 | 159 | 2 | 18 | 65 | 74 |
| Property Crime | Burglary | Larceny/Theft | Vehicle Theft | Arson | |
| 2017 | 2,648 | 328 | 1,917 | 403 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2,447 | 272 | 1,730 | 445 | 3 |
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