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Safety index · Northwest, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Greenwood safe?

Greenwood records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 16 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 73rd of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 829 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

37/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Greenwood — higher is safer. 73rd 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 Greenwood 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 25% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Timing matters here: about 31% 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

Aurora Avenue North8th Avenue Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center829 incidents reported within 1 km of the Greenwood center (500 shown) · SPD data through November 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
208 · 25%
Other theft
187 · 23%
Burglary
101 · 12%
Violent crime
75 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
75 · 9%
Other
58 · 7%

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 Greenwood at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Greenwood safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in Greenwood 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 Greenwood?

Vehicle crime — 208 of 829 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Greenwood 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.