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Safety in Sequim, Washington

The John Wayne Marina in Sequim Washington
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Sequim safety

Dated police rates need to be read beside earthquake, wildfire, flood, utilities, and the exact home

The 2024 FBI rates compiled from all twelve monthly observations for the Sequim Police Department show 169.72 violent crime incidents and 2,230.84 property crime incidents per 100,000 people. No citywide composite is used. Review the exact home, street, lighting, locks, parking, mail, traffic, visitor activity, trail access, and the return from an evening outing rather than turning an agency rate into a promise about one address.

Sequim emergency management asks residents to prepare for natural and human-caused emergencies, and the city's preparedness guidance warns that major damage can delay response while power, water, and communications are restored. Review the home's earthquake retrofit, roof, windows, trees, smoke exposure, drainage, water, backup power, insurance, cell service, and alternate routes to Port Angeles care. Save local and state alerts before moving.

The safety picture

The catalog provides dated FBI agency rates, while city emergency materials give identifiable earthquake, wildfire, flood, utility, and alert planning resources.

Violent Crime
170 per 100k

Very Good

Property Crime
2,231 per 100k

Good

Day to day confidence

Nighttime comfort, response, scams, stability, and solo living add practical context.

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
18

Weather and natural risks

Review each risk in its own right before choosing a neighborhood or property.

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate
Flood Risk
Moderate
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
Low
Heat Risk
Low
Drought Risk
Low

Sequim in everyday life

Could Sequim work for you?

What may work well

  • The FBI provides a complete twelve-month agency reference, and city resources give identifiable earthquake, wildfire, flood, utility, and alert contacts.
  • The home review can address roof, trees, drainage, lighting, power, water, communications, insurance, hospital access, and alternate routes before commitment.

What to think about

  • Agency rates and no citywide composite cannot answer the experience of one street or home.
  • Earthquakes, wildfire smoke, winter rain, power loss, road closures, visitor traffic, and hospital travel can alter access.
  • A central home may trade shorter social trips for traffic, parking, visitors, and noise, while a rural or trail-adjacent home adds driving and resilience work.

Review Sequim safety by address

  1. Save current contacts

    Keep police, 911, fire district, clinics, Olympic Memorial Hospital, utility contacts, weather and earthquake alerts, insurance information, and family support numbers together.

  2. Inspect the property

    Review locks, lighting, mail, roof, windows, trees, drainage, flood exposure, smoke, earthquake retrofit, phone, power, water, parking, and emergency entry.

  3. Repeat ordinary routes

    Run food, medicine, local clinic, hospital, downtown, park, refuge, airport or ferry, evening, crowded, quiet, rainy, smoky, and regional care trips. Note traffic, parking, closures, weather, and return energy.

Questions retirees ask

What safety information is available for Sequim?

The 2024 FBI rates show 169.72 violent crime incidents and 2,230.84 property crime incidents per 100,000 people for the Sequim Police Department. No citywide composite is used. Review the exact home, street, lighting, earthquake, smoke, flood, power, traffic, and care routes in person.

Should earthquake and wildfire planning affect the decision?

Yes. Review the address, retrofit history, roof, windows, trees, smoke exposure, insurance, alerts, power backup, water, communications, road access, hospital route, and alternate destination before choosing a home.

What should I inspect at a Sequim home?

Check locks, lighting, mail, roof, windows, trees, drainage, mold, heating, power, phone service, water, insurance, smoke, earthquake resilience, parking, emergency entry, and routes to food, pharmacy, clinics, and hospital care.

Sequim safety is clearest when a household can explain an ordinary evening, a busy lavender weekend, heavy rain, a smoke day, an earthquake, a power interruption, a hospital trip, and the return from street to door. Review the exact home and emergency plan before relying on a calm short visit.

Sources

Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.

Use official local sources and recent neighborhood-level context before choosing where to stay, rent, or buy.

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