Safety index · Downtown, Seattle · data through August 2026
Is Denny Triangle safe?
Denny Triangle records a high level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 8 out of 100 — 46 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 94th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 4,431 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Denny Triangle against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (11% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 469 · 11% | |
| Vehicle crime | 1,103 · 25% | |
| Burglary | 600 · 14% | |
| Other theft | 793 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 397 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 271 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Denny Triangle at night?
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- First Hill9/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Denny Triangle safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 8/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Denny Triangle 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 Denny Triangle?
Violent crime — 469 of 4,431 incidents (11%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Denny Triangle 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.