Neighborhood safety · Seattle · data through November 2026

How safe is your Seattle neighborhood?

SafeRoute scores every Seattle neighborhood 0–100 from incidents reported to the Seattle Police Department — severity-weighted, within 1 km of each area's center, normalized citywide. Higher is safer. The same data powers the SafeRoute app's crime-aware walking routes.

These figures describe reported crime around each neighborhood's center — they are informational, not a judgment of any community. Citywide median index: 53/100.

Is Seattle safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

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Ballard

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Sunset Hill	76/100	Low risk	163
Loyal Heights	61/100	Moderate	322
Whittier Heights	50/100	Moderate	544
Ballard	32/100	Elevated	1,086
West Woodland	31/100	Elevated	1,173

How safe is Ballard, Seattle? Median 50/100 across 5 neighborhoods →

Beacon Hill

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Mid-Beacon Hill	74/100	Moderate	186
South Beacon Hill	72/100	Moderate	179
Holly Park	46/100	Elevated	540
North Beacon Hill	36/100	Elevated	842

How safe is Beacon Hill, Seattle? Median 72/100 across 4 neighborhoods →

Capitol Hill

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Madison Park	77/100	Low risk	176
Montlake	74/100	Moderate	178
Portage Bay	53/100	Moderate	446
Stevens	35/100	Elevated	1,017
Broadway	15/100	High risk	2,868

How safe is Capitol Hill, Seattle? Median 53/100 across 5 neighborhoods →

Cascade

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Eastlake	51/100	Moderate	502
Westlake	42/100	Elevated	735
South Lake Union	18/100	High risk	2,255

How safe is Cascade, Seattle? Median 42/100 across 3 neighborhoods →

Central Area

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Harrison/Denny-Blaine	69/100	Moderate	248
Madrona	60/100	Moderate	346
Leschi	49/100	Elevated	509
Mann	36/100	Elevated	861
Atlantic	27/100	Elevated	1,358
Minor	20/100	High risk	1,898

How safe is Central Area, Seattle? Median 49/100 across 6 neighborhoods →

Delridge

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Riverview	74/100	Moderate	164
Highland Park	67/100	Moderate	239
High Point	61/100	Moderate	316
North Delridge	57/100	Moderate	372
Roxhill	42/100	Elevated	886
South Delridge	38/100	Elevated	1,004

How safe is Delridge, Seattle? Median 61/100 across 6 neighborhoods →

Downtown

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Pioneer Square	13/100	High risk	3,023
Belltown	11/100	High risk	3,950
International District	11/100	High risk	3,891
Pike-Market	10/100	High risk	4,243
First Hill	9/100	High risk	4,874
Yesler Terrace	9/100	High risk	4,564
Central Business District	8/100	High risk	5,398
Denny Triangle	8/100	High risk	5,595

How safe is Downtown Seattle? Median 10/100 across 8 neighborhoods →

Greater Duwamish

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Harbor Island	94/100	Low risk	26
Industrial District	72/100	Moderate	191
South Park	72/100	Moderate	194
Georgetown	66/100	Moderate	259
SODO	42/100	Elevated	690

How safe is Greater Duwamish, Seattle? Median 72/100 across 5 neighborhoods →

Interbay

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Interbay	53/100	Moderate	443

Lake City

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Matthews Beach	88/100	Low risk	66
Meadowbrook	80/100	Low risk	122
Victory Heights	63/100	Moderate	285
Olympic Hills	44/100	Elevated	556
Cedar Park	43/100	Elevated	573

How safe is Lake City, Seattle? Median 63/100 across 5 neighborhoods →

Magnolia

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Lawton Park	80/100	Low risk	125
Briarcliff	78/100	Low risk	152
Southeast Magnolia	70/100	Moderate	231

How safe is Magnolia, Seattle? Median 78/100 across 3 neighborhoods →

North Central

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Phinney Ridge	64/100	Moderate	303
Green Lake	58/100	Moderate	380
Wallingford	42/100	Elevated	705
Fremont	34/100	Elevated	1,015

How safe is North Central Seattle? Median 58/100 across 4 neighborhoods →

Northeast

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Windermere	79/100	Low risk	152
Laurelhurst	77/100	Low risk	145
Wedgwood	77/100	Low risk	164
Sand Point	70/100	Moderate	216
View Ridge	67/100	Moderate	247
Bryant	64/100	Moderate	293
Ravenna	60/100	Moderate	378
Roosevelt	38/100	Elevated	858

How safe is Northeast Seattle? Median 70/100 across 8 neighborhoods →

Northgate

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Pinehurst	71/100	Moderate	206
Maple Leaf	62/100	Moderate	297
Haller Lake	59/100	Moderate	394
Licton Springs	38/100	Elevated	764

How safe is Northgate, Seattle? Median 62/100 across 4 neighborhoods →

Northwest

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Broadview	81/100	Low risk	114
North Beach/Blue Ridge	81/100	Low risk	118
Crown Hill	59/100	Moderate	379
Bitter Lake	49/100	Elevated	582
Greenwood	37/100	Elevated	829

How safe is Northwest Seattle? Median 59/100 across 5 neighborhoods →

Queen Anne

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
North Queen Anne	50/100	Moderate	511
West Queen Anne	47/100	Elevated	591
East Queen Anne	41/100	Elevated	755
Lower Queen Anne	19/100	High risk	2,190

How safe is Queen Anne, Seattle? Median 47/100 across 4 neighborhoods →

Rainier Valley

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Rainier View	82/100	Low risk	108
Rainier Beach	57/100	Moderate	349
Columbia City	44/100	Elevated	654
Brighton	43/100	Elevated	615
Dunlap	40/100	Elevated	688
Mount Baker	39/100	Elevated	729

How safe is Rainier Valley, Seattle? Median 44/100 across 6 neighborhoods →

Seward Park

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Seward Park	76/100	Low risk	169

University District

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
University of Washington	42/100	Elevated	790
University Heights	22/100	High risk	1,805
University District	21/100	High risk	1,872

How safe is University District, Seattle? Median 22/100 across 3 neighborhoods →

West Seattle

Neighborhood (safest first)	Index	Band	Incidents
Arbor Heights	84/100	Low risk	92
Fauntleroy	78/100	Low risk	137
Gatewood	71/100	Moderate	223
Alki	70/100	Moderate	198
Seaview	68/100	Moderate	239
North Admiral	67/100	Moderate	271
Genesee	43/100	Elevated	658
Fairmount Park	42/100	Elevated	672

How safe is West Seattle? Median 70/100 across 8 neighborhoods →

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Methodology

Each incident reported to the Seattle Police Department (via Seattle Open Data) is weighted by severity — violence counts for more than shoplifting. For every neighborhood we sum weighted incidents within 1 km of its center, and normalize against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 index, higher = safer. Boundaries are the Seattle City GIS Neighborhood Map Atlas — 94 neighborhoods grouped into 20 districts (so Capitol Hill and West Seattle, which are districts, appear as section headings). Because Seattle's dense downtown far outweighs its residential neighborhoods, the index is calibrated to the citywide median so a typical neighborhood reads mid-scale. Time-of-day charts use SPD incident timestamps, severity-weighted. Pages regenerate as new data is published.

The index compares areas within Seattle. It is not comparable between cities: each police force publishes a different set of offences over a different period — Seattle's figures cannot be read against another city's on the same 0–100 scale.