Spokane Crime 2021
Spokane · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
Spokane police open data lists 33,276 incidents for 2021, down 8.3% from 2020. That is about 14,430 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were other (25.3%), vandalism (17.5%), theft (16.3%). The busiest month was October (3,057) and the quietest February (2,259).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 8,424 | 25.3% | down 14.5% |
| Vandalism | 5,832 | 17.5% | up 8.8% |
| Theft | 5,437 | 16.3% | down 25.1% |
| Assault | 4,046 | 12.2% | up 3.8% |
| Theft from vehicle | 4,004 | 12.0% | down 2.7% |
| Fraud | 1,979 | 5.9% | down 8.1% |
| Burglary | 1,719 | 5.2% | down 9.0% |
| Auto theft | 1,212 | 3.6% | up 5.6% |
| Sexual assault | 339 | 1.0% | up 13.0% |
| Robbery | 269 | 0.8% | down 4.9% |
| Homicide | 15 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 2,916 |
| Feb | 2,259 |
| Mar | 2,531 |
| Apr | 2,519 |
| May | 2,752 |
| Jun | 2,679 |
| Jul | 2,647 |
| Aug | 3,034 |
| Sep | 3,053 |
| Oct | 3,057 |
| Nov | 2,985 |
| Dec | 2,844 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2021
- Riverside 4,103 incidents
- East Central 3,148 incidents
- Shiloh Hills 3,084 incidents
- Nevada Heights 2,606 incidents
- Logan 2,133 incidents
- Emerson/Garfield 1,960 incidents
- Cliff-Cannon 1,705 incidents
- West Central 1,641 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Spokane in 2021?
33,276 incidents for 2021 in Spokane Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Spokane in 2021?
Reported incidents were down 8.3% from 2020.
Other years
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Source: Spokane Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.