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Safety index · Capitol Hill, Seattle · data through August 2026

Is Stevens safe?

Stevens records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 76th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 809 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.

35/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Stevens — higher is safer. 76th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

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 Stevens 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 30% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Lake Washington Boulevard EastEast Madison Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
809 incidents reported within 1 km of the Stevens center (500 shown) · SPD data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
246 · 30%
Burglary
98 · 12%
Other theft
164 · 20%
Criminal damage & arson
61 · 8%
Violent crime
39 · 5%
Robbery
23 · 3%

When it happens

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

Walking in Stevens at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Stevens safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Stevens 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 Stevens?

Vehicle crime — 246 of 809 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.

How is the Stevens 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.