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Safety index · Rainier Valley, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Rainier Beach safe?

Rainier Beach shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 57 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 46th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 349 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

57/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Rainier Beach — higher is safer. 46th 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 Rainier Beach 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.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Rainier Avenue SouthRenton Avenue South neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center349 incidents reported within 1 km of the Rainier Beach center · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
86 · 25%
Other theft
69 · 20%
Violent crime
52 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
36 · 10%
Other
35 · 10%
Burglary
23 · 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 Rainier Beach at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Rainier Beach safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 57/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Rainier Beach 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 Rainier Beach?

Vehicle crime — 86 of 349 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Rainier Beach 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.