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Safety index · Northgate, Seattle · data through July 2026

Is Haller Lake safe?

Haller Lake shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 62 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 40th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 272 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

62/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Haller Lake — higher is safer. 40th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 20% 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 24% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Aurora Avenue North1st Avenue Northeast neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
272 incidents reported within 1 km of the Haller Lake center · SPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
55 · 20%
Violent crime
19 · 7%
Burglary
23 · 8%
Shoplifting
74 · 27%
Vehicle crime
37 · 14%
Criminal damage & arson
17 · 6%

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 Haller Lake safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 62/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in Haller 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 Haller Lake?

Other theft — 55 of 272 incidents (20%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Haller 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.