King County Assault

King County · Assault · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, King County police open data recorded 2,313 assault incidents, 11.4% of all 20,368 incidents reported in the city that year and down 12.5% from 2024. So far in 2026, 1,909 assault incidents have been published.

Assault in King County by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)1,909——
20252,313—down 12.5%
20242,642—up 14.6%
20232,305—down 2.1%
20222,354—up 7.3%
20212,194—up 11.9%
20201,961——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 15,712 assault incidents.

Questions

How many assault incidents were reported in King County in 2025?

2,313, according to King County Sheriff's Office open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is assault going up or down in King County?

Reported assault was down 12.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 1.7% compared with 2022 (roughly flat over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: King County Sheriff's Office open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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