Safest & Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Seattle

Neighborhoods ranked: 87
Reports, 30 days: 2,905
Violent, 30 days: 464
Violent / sq mi: 5.5; city-wide, median 3.2

Safest neighborhoods in Seattle#

The 10 Seattle neighborhoods with the fewest violent crime reports per square mile over the last 30 days. Low numbers mean few reports where people live and work, not that nothing ever happens there.

Safest neighborhoods in Seattle
#	Neighborhood	All reports
1	North Beach/Blue Ridge	2
2	Wedgwood	2
3	Fauntleroy	3
4	Lawton Park	8
5	Harrison/Denny-Blaine	2
6	University of Washington	5
7	Seward Park	10
8	View Ridge	6
9	Meadowbrook	4
10	North Queen Anne	12

Most dangerous neighborhoods in Seattle#

The 10 neighborhoods with the most violent crime reports per square mile. Downtowns, nightlife districts and transit hubs rank high partly because so many people pass through them; a report is where an incident was recorded, not a judgment on the people who live there.

Neighborhoods with the most violent crime reports in Seattle
#	Neighborhood	Violent / sq mi	Violent	All reports
1	International District	95	21	123
2	Pioneer Square	82	22	70
3	First Hill	68	23	98
4	Belltown	63	22	113
5	University District	41	20	88
6	Central Business District	36	12	105
7	Broadway	32	35	201
8	Minor	20	13	47
9	Dunlap	19	13	49
10	Lower Queen Anne	16	10	133

All 92 Seattle neighborhoods#

Every neighborhood, safest first (1 = the fewest violent crime reports per square mile). Neighborhoods under 0.2 square miles are listed without a rank: a single report would swing their figure.

Seattle neighborhoods ranked by violent crime reports per square mile
#	Neighborhood	Violent / sq mi	Violent	All reports
1	North Beach/Blue Ridge	0.0	0	2
2	Wedgwood	0.0	0	2
3	Fauntleroy	0.0	0	3
4	Lawton Park	0.0	0	8
5	Harrison/Denny-Blaine	0.0	0	2
6	University of Washington	0.0	0	5
7	Seward Park	0.0	0	10
8	View Ridge	0.0	0	6
9	Meadowbrook	0.0	0	4
10	North Queen Anne	0.0	0	12
11	Sunset Hill	0.0	0	13
12	Leschi	0.0	0	12
13	North Admiral	0.6	1	19
14	Rainier Beach	0.8	1	7
15	South Park	1.0	1	13
16	Briarcliff	1.1	1	3
17	Mid-Beacon Hill	1.1	2	28
18	Arbor Heights	1.1	1	4
19	Georgetown	1.1	2	33
20	Madison Park	1.1	1	9
21	Broadview	1.2	2	7
22	Gatewood	1.2	1	9
23	Windermere	1.3	1	4
24	Montlake	1.3	1	7
25	Loyal Heights	1.3	1	3
26	Highland Park	1.4	2	19
27	Green Lake	1.5	2	28
28	Ravenna	1.5	2	18
29	Riverview	1.7	2	6
30	Phinney Ridge	1.7	2	12
31	Crown Hill	1.8	1	7
32	Matthews Beach	1.8	2	6
33	Pinehurst	1.9	2	16
34	Whittier Heights	2.0	1	16
35	Madrona	2.0	1	5
36	South Beacon Hill	2.2	3	17
37	Ballard	2.5	2	35
38	Interbay	2.5	3	22
39	Wallingford	2.7	4	44
40	East Queen Anne	2.9	2	23
41	Haller Lake	3.0	5	33
42	Southeast Magnolia	3.0	2	8
43	Rainier View	3.1	2	4
44	Stevens	3.2	3	38
45	Holly Park	3.3	1	8
46	Greenwood	3.3	5	34
47	Victory Heights	3.9	3	21
48	Sand Point	4.4	3	4
49	Seaview	4.5	3	11
50	Alki	4.6	4	18
51	West Queen Anne	4.7	3	13
52	South Delridge	4.7	3	27
53	West Woodland	5.1	4	32
54	Fairmount Park	5.2	3	30
55	Fremont	5.3	5	42
56	Bryant	5.4	3	11
57	North Delridge	5.7	6	15
58	Laurelhurst	5.9	4	12
59	North Beacon Hill	6.4	11	86
60	Olympic Hills	6.5	6	26
61	Maple Leaf	6.5	8	46
62	Mount Baker	6.8	7	34
63	Cedar Park	6.9	5	22
64	SODO	7.4	13	60
65	Roxhill	7.5	5	48
66	Columbia City	7.5	10	57
67	Eastlake	7.5	2	18
68	Mann	7.6	3	24
69	Licton Springs	7.7	6	43
70	Roosevelt	7.8	6	38
71	Genesee	7.9	6	20
72	University Heights	8.1	3	32
73	South Lake Union	8.7	5	78
74	High Point	12	10	29
75	Brighton	12	8	24
76	Atlantic	14	10	91
77	Bitter Lake	14	14	70
78	Lower Queen Anne	16	10	133
79	Dunlap	19	13	49
80	Minor	20	13	47
81	Broadway	32	35	201
82	Central Business District	36	12	105
83	University District	41	20	88
84	Belltown	63	22	113
85	First Hill	68	23	98
86	Pioneer Square	82	22	70
87	International District	95	21	123
—	Denny Triangle	—	5	48
—	Pike-Market	—	4	41
—	Portage Bay	—	1	2
—	Westlake	—	1	3
—	Yesler Terrace	—	15	78

How this ranking works#

Data: every crime report Seattle PD published for the last 30 days, placed in a neighborhood from its block-level location.
Measure: violent crime reports (assault, robbery, homicide, sex offenses and similar) per square mile of the neighborhood, so large and small areas compare fairly.
Limits:reports are preliminary and are not convictions; departments do not publish every incident; busy areas count visitors' incidents too. Treat the ranking as a starting point and check the blocks you care about on the map.
Boundaries: City of Seattle Neighborhood Map Atlas. 37 reports fell outside these outlines (parks, airports, the edge of the city) and are not counted.

Questions#

What is the safest neighborhood in Seattle?

By violent crime reports per square mile over the last 30 days, North Beach/Blue Ridge ranks first, with 0 violent reports on 1.1 square miles. Wedgwood and Fauntleroy follow.

What is the most dangerous neighborhood in Seattle?

International District has the most violent crime reports per square mile right now (95, against a city median of 3.2). Rankings shift month to month, and a few blocks often account for most of a neighborhood's reports.

How often is this ranking updated?

Warden recomputes it every few hours from Seattle PD's open-data feed. Last computed Nov 4, 5:15 AM PT.

About this data#

Seattle Police Department via data.seattle.gov, Public Domain. Locations are approximate, usually the block. All agencies: data sources.

Neighborhood rankings in other cities#

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Safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Seattle