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

Is Rainier View safe?

Rainier View sits at the safer end of Seattle by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 82 out of 100 — 29 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 4th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 108 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

82/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Rainier View — higher is safer. 4th 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 View 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 40% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Renton Avenue SouthBeacon Avenue South neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center108 incidents reported within 1 km of the Rainier View 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
43 · 40%
Other theft
18 · 17%
Burglary
13 · 12%
Violent crime
12 · 11%
Other
9 · 8%
Criminal damage & arson
7 · 6%

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 View at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Rainier View safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 82/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Rainier View are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Seattle, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Rainier View?

Vehicle crime — 43 of 108 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Rainier View 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.