The city of Lakewood, with a total population of 61,080, experienced 9,676 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 526.85 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 66.44% difference making Lakewood higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 425 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Lakewood also handled 2,793 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Bonney Lake and Buckley, Lakewood is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Lakewood experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Lakewood totaled 425 violent crimes and 2,793 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Lakewood experienced 5,134 violent crimes. Of those, 17 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 503 were for legacy rape, 1,273 were for robbery, and 3,341 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Pierce county, Washington with a total number of 114 employees - 6 female, 93 male officers and 15 civilians. Lakewood PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is WA0272300, it belongs to the Pacific division in the West region with a region code of Region IV.