Spokane Crime 2020
Spokane · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Spokane police open data lists 36,290 incidents for 2020, down 7.5% from 2019. That is about 15,737 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were other (27.2%), theft (20.0%), vandalism (14.8%). The busiest month was May (3,790) and the quietest December (2,619).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 9,857 | 27.2% | down 15.1% |
| Theft | 7,260 | 20.0% | up 0.7% |
| Vandalism | 5,362 | 14.8% | down 0.4% |
| Theft from vehicle | 4,117 | 11.3% | down 5.7% |
| Assault | 3,899 | 10.7% | down 8.8% |
| Fraud | 2,154 | 5.9% | down 14.4% |
| Burglary | 1,890 | 5.2% | up 0.7% |
| Auto theft | 1,148 | 3.2% | down 14.0% |
| Sexual assault | 300 | 0.8% | down 14.8% |
| Robbery | 283 | 0.8% | down 12.1% |
| Homicide | 20 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 3,154 |
| Feb | 2,934 |
| Mar | 2,977 |
| Apr | 2,711 |
| May | 3,790 |
| Jun | 2,987 |
| Jul | 3,034 |
| Aug | 3,214 |
| Sep | 3,220 |
| Oct | 2,927 |
| Nov | 2,723 |
| Dec | 2,619 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- Riverside 3,938 incidents
- East Central 3,424 incidents
- Shiloh Hills 3,090 incidents
- Nevada Heights 2,763 incidents
- Logan 2,495 incidents
- Emerson/Garfield 2,097 incidents
- West Central 1,947 incidents
- Cliff-Cannon 1,863 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Spokane in 2020?
36,290 incidents for 2020 in Spokane Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Spokane in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 7.5% from 2019.
Other years
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Source: Spokane Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.