Tacoma Vandalism
Tacoma · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Tacoma police open data recorded 3,631 vandalism incidents, 20.0% of all 18,167 incidents reported in the city that year and down 26.9% from 2024. That is about 1,591 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,650 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Tacoma by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 2,650 | — | — |
| 2025 | 3,631 | 1,591 | down 26.9% |
| 2024 | 4,964 | 2,175 | down 21.0% |
| 2023 | 6,286 | 2,755 | down 10.1% |
| 2022 | 6,993 | 3,064 | up 12.0% |
| 2021 | 6,246 | 2,737 | up 17.9% |
| 2020 | 5,299 | 2,322 | down 10.8% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 47,328 vandalism incidents.
Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)
- New Tacoma Neighborhood Council 1,163 incidents
- South Tacoma Neighborhood Council 572 incidents
- South End Neighborhood Council 463 incidents
- Central Neighborhood Council 397 incidents
- West End Neighborhood Council 332 incidents
- Eastside Neighborhood Council 283 incidents
- North End Neighborhood Council 277 incidents
- Northeast Tacoma Neighborhood Council 125 incidents
Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Tacoma in 2025?
3,631, according to Tacoma Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Tacoma?
Reported vandalism was down 26.9% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 48.1% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Tacoma Police Department 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.
Other crime types in Tacoma
- Tacoma theft 6,402 in 2025
- Tacoma other 2,108 in 2025
- Tacoma assault 1,956 in 2025
- Tacoma auto theft 1,791 in 2025
- Tacoma burglary 1,171 in 2025
- Tacoma fraud 745 in 2025
- Tacoma robbery 345 in 2025
- Tacoma homicide 18 in 2025