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Safety index · West Seattle, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Fairmount Park safe?

Fairmount Park records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 61st of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 672 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

42/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fairmount Park — higher is safer. 61st 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 Fairmount Park 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 28% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 27% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

California Avenue SouthwestSouthwest Alaska Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center672 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fairmount Park center (500 shown) · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
189 · 28%
Other theft
133 · 20%
Burglary
82 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
70 · 10%
Violent crime
56 · 8%
Other
43 · 6%

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 Fairmount Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Fairmount Park safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Fairmount 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 Fairmount Park?

Vehicle crime — 189 of 672 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Fairmount 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. The scale is calibrated within Seattle, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.