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Safety index · Cascade, Seattle · data through August 2026

Is Eastlake safe?

Eastlake shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 50 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 49th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 403 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.

50/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Eastlake — higher is safer. 49th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

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 Eastlake 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 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 29% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Ship Canal BridgeWestlake Avenue North neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
403 incidents reported within 1 km of the Eastlake center · SPD data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
166 · 41%
Burglary
78 · 19%
Other theft
64 · 16%
Violent crime
25 · 6%
Criminal damage & arson
35 · 9%
Other
15 · 4%

When it happens

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

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Eastlake safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 50/100). About 64% of severity-weighted incidents in Eastlake 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 Eastlake?

Vehicle crime — 166 of 403 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.

How is the Eastlake 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.