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

Is Minor safe?

Minor records a high level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 23 out of 100 — 34 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 82nd of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 1,256 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

23/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Minor — higher is safer. 82nd of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (11% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

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

East Union StreetBoren Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,256 incidents reported within 1 km of the Minor center (500 shown) · 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

Violent crime
142 · 11%
Vehicle crime
312 · 25%
Other theft
277 · 22%
Burglary
155 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
142 · 11%
Other
99 · 8%

When it happens

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

Walking in Minor at night?

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Common questions

Is Minor safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 60% of severity-weighted incidents in Minor 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 Minor?

Violent crime — 142 of 1,256 incidents (11%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Minor 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.