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Safety index · North Central, Seattle · data through July 2026

Is Fremont safe?

Fremont records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 22 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 77th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 727 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

35/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fremont — higher is safer. 77th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 36% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Timing matters here: about 34% 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

Fremont Avenue NorthStone Way North neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
727 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fremont center (500 shown) · SPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
261 · 36%
Burglary
146 · 20%
Other theft
137 · 19%
Criminal damage & arson
77 · 11%
Violent crime
25 · 3%
Robbery
9 · 1%

When it happens

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

Walking in Fremont at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Fremont safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 64% of severity-weighted incidents in Fremont 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 Fremont?

Vehicle crime — 261 of 727 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Fremont 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.