Safety index · Greater Duwamish, Seattle · data through August 2026
Is SODO safe?
SODO records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 43 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 61st of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 541 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks SODO 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 39% 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 25% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 211 · 39% | |
| Violent crime | 53 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 109 · 20% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 28 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 14 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in SODO 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
- Harbor Island94/100 · Low risk
- Pioneer Square13/100 · High risk
- North Beacon Hill37/100 · Elevated
- International District11/100 · High risk
- Industrial District72/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is SODO safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 43/100). About 61% of severity-weighted incidents in SODO 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 SODO?
Vehicle crime — 211 of 541 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the SODO 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.