Crime Score for ZIP 98253, Washington
Washington · Island County · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 70.99% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#3,156
of 13,225 scored ZIPs
Washington rank
#188
of 396 in state
Score index
91.6
crime intensity
Snapshot
July 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 98253 in Island County, Washington. In July 2026 it scored in the 71.0th percentile for reported crime among 13,225 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #3,156, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Washington it ranks #188 of 396. That is 1.8 points above the Washington median of 69.2. It rose 13.37 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 57.62 to 70.99.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026(latest) | 70.99 | #3,156 | #188 |
| June 2026 | 57.62 | #5,137 | #246 |
Nearby ZIP codes
2 of 6 score lower than 98253. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 98253
- Is ZIP code 98253 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 98253 scores in the 71.0th percentile for reported crime as of July 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 98253 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 98253 compare with the rest of Washington?
- It ranks #188 of 396 scored ZIP codes in Washington, against a state median of the 69.2th percentile. Nationally it ranks #3,156 of 13,225.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, July 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.