Safety index · Lake City, Seattle · data through July 2026
Is Olympic Hills safe?
Olympic Hills records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 48 out of 100 — 9 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 57th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 367 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (15% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Timing matters here: about 30% 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
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 56 · 15% | |
| Burglary | 58 · 16% | |
| Vehicle crime | 83 · 23% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 46 · 13% | |
| Other theft | 74 · 20% | |
| Other | 21 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Olympic Hills 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Cedar Park47/100 · Elevated
- Pinehurst72/100 · Moderate
- Victory Heights66/100 · Moderate
- Meadowbrook83/100 · Low risk
- Haller Lake62/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Olympic Hills safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 48/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Olympic Hills 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 Olympic Hills?
Violent crime — 56 of 367 incidents (15%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Olympic Hills 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.