The crime rate in Medical Lake is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Medical Lake is 1 in 65. Based on FBI crime data, Medical Lake is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Washington, Medical Lake has a crime rate that is higher than 51% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Medical Lake to other communities of similar population, then Medical Lake crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Medical Lake does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Medical Lake does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Medical Lake.

For Medical Lake, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Medical Lake than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1254, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Medical Lake's rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes Medical Lake a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Medical Lake is one in 69.