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Moses Lake, WA crime: up or down?

Newest FBI monthly report: Aug 2026

Far lower than past years, possibly missing reports

These months run 50% below the same months in past years. A drop that size is usually reports not sent yet or a new records system counting differently, so Crime Radar won't call it a real drop until more months come in.

177 violent and property crimes reported, Jun–Aug 2026
Usual for these months
355
Per 1,000 residents, past year
29.1
Washington overall: 21.1
Residents served
27,367
FBI estimate

Missing or partial reports to the FBI: Jan 2025, Aug 2025. Those months are left out of every comparison.

Open Moses Lake on the map

The map adds deadly crashes, plus plate-reader cameras and police surveillance technology where they are known, and lets you save the place to see what changes.

The same months in past years

Is Moses Lake safe?

Crime Radar doesn't grade towns as safe or unsafe: one number can't say what a street is like, and the FBI warns against ranking places. What these reports can say is whether Moses Lake has more or fewer reported crimes than it usually does, and that its yearly rate is 29.1 per 1,000 residents against 21.1 across Washington. For one block, open it on the map.

How this works

Moses Lake Police Department sends monthly counts of violent and property crime to the FBI. Crime Radar compares the newest complete three months with the same months in past years, and only calls a change when it's bigger than this department's usual ups and downs. Months with missing reports are left out, so a reporting gap never looks like a safe stretch. These are totals for everywhere the department patrols, not one street.

Not every crime reaches these numbers: in the national victim survey, about 6 in 10 serious violent crimes and 3 in 10 property crimes were reported to police in 2024 (BJS).

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