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Safety index · Capitol Hill, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Broadway safe?

Broadway records a high level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 15 out of 100 — 38 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 86th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 2,868 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

15/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Broadway — higher is safer. 86th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Broadway against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 23% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Fairview Avenue NorthMercer Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center2,868 incidents reported within 1 km of the Broadway center (500 shown) · SPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
665 · 23%
Other theft
575 · 20%
Burglary
440 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
279 · 10%
Violent crime
231 · 8%
Drugs
213 · 7%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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

Walking in Broadway at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Broadway safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 15/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Broadway are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Broadway?

Vehicle crime — 665 of 2,868 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Broadway safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Seattle Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Seattle, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.