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Kelso Crime Rate Report (Washington)

Kelso crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Kelso for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Kelso in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 64.06% and the city property crime rate in Kelso was lower than the national property crime rate average by 2.3%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Kelso was lower than the violent crime rate in Washington by 58.52% and the city property crime rate in Kelso was lower than the property crime rate in Washington by 24.07%.

Property and Violent Crime
Kelso Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Kelso Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Kelso Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault9
Arson3
Burglary13
Larceny and Theft167
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape2
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)270
Property Crime191
Violent Crime15
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault7
Arson3
Burglary28
Larceny and Theft170
Motor Vehicle Theft23
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape7
Robbery8
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)301
Property Crime222
Violent Crime24

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Kelso Property Crime

Kelso Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Kelso Crime 2025

Kelso Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Kelso Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Kelso Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Kelso, Washington crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Kelso crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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