Safety in Spokane, WA: Crime, Heat & Commute

Homicide deaths

3.7 per 100,000

US 6.5. CDC, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Firearm deaths

13.4 per 100,000

US 13.4. Homicide, suicide, accidents.

July high

84°F

Mild

January low

25°F

Mild

Sunny days

171/yr

NOAA

Getting around

A car per adult

Metro-wide

Commute

22 min

One way

Population

590k

Spokane

Poverty

12.3% of people

ACS 2023.

Without health insurance

5.2%

ACS 2023. 94.8% insured.

Death rates: CDC via County Health Rankings. Climate: NOAA.