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Safety index · Lake City, Seattle · data through July 2026

Is Cedar Park safe?

Cedar Park records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 58th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 381 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

47/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Cedar Park — higher is safer. 58th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (16% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Timing matters here: about 32% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.

Where incidents cluster

Lake City Way NortheastNortheast 125th Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
381 incidents reported within 1 km of the Cedar Park center · SPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
61 · 16%
Burglary
77 · 20%
Vehicle crime
80 · 21%
Criminal damage & arson
42 · 11%
Other theft
70 · 18%
Other
19 · 5%

When it happens

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

Walking in Cedar Park at night?

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Common questions

Is Cedar Park safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 58% of severity-weighted incidents in Cedar Park 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 Cedar Park?

Violent crime — 61 of 381 incidents (16%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Cedar Park 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.