Safety
in Yakima, Washington
(Yakima is Located in Yakima County)
Is Yakima, Washington a safe place to live?
Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 43.5 to Yakima, Washington (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Yakima, Washington is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.
Crime rates in Yakima, Washington
Crime rates
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Arson crimes
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Vandalism
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In Yakima, Washington, violent crime rates are considered to be [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.
Environmental Hazards
Cancer
instances
the lowest
Substance
abuse
the highest
In Yakima, Washington, cancer instances are considered to be the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Yakima, Washington is the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
in Yakima are possible
Severe Storms
in Yakima are possible
Volcanos
in Yakima are medium
Hurracanes
in Yakima are unlikely
Tornados
in Yakima are possible
Wildfires
in Yakima are very low
Smoking Laws
Smoking is Prohibited both in Yakima. Smoking inside of workplaces in Yakima is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is banned. In Yakima, Washington recreational and medical marijuana use is legal.
Air and Water Quality
Air quality
96% of the time
Water quality
100% of the time
Yakima, Washington has good air quality 96.0% of the time or 350 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Yakima is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.
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Pros and Cons of living in Yakima, Washington in reviews from users in their own words:
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