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

Is Green Lake safe?

Green Lake shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 58 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 44th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 380 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

58/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Green Lake — higher is safer. 44th 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 Green Lake 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 32% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 29% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Northeast Ravenna BoulevardRoosevelt Way Northeast neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center380 incidents reported within 1 km of the Green Lake center · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
122 · 32%
Other theft
86 · 23%
Burglary
62 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
33 · 9%
Violent crime
22 · 6%
Other
18 · 5%

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 Green Lake at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Green Lake safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 58/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Green Lake 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 Green Lake?

Vehicle crime — 122 of 380 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Green Lake 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.