Crime in Seattle, Washington

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Seattle violent crime is 32.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Seattle property crime is 76.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Seattle, WA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	787.8	6.5	32.9	300.5	447.8	7448.5	1119.4	4804.3	1524.7
2001	725.1	4.4	28.7	278.5	413.6	7327.9	1167.8	4630.4	1529.7
2002	705.4	4.5	26.2	271.7	403	7298.9	1256.7	4610	1432.2
2003	684.7	5.9	30.2	261.8	386.8	8035.1	1481.2	4983.2	1570.7
2004	659.6	4.2	25.2	275.8	354.5	7432.4	1343.1	4482.3	1606.9
2005	709.4	4.3	23.8	277.4	403.8	7505.2	1167.3	4686.9	1651
2006	711.2	5.1	22.1	285.6	398.4	6771.8	1285.6	4090.6	1395.6
2007	626.7	4.1	15.4	260.1	347.1	5804	1023	3792.7	988.2
2008	576.3	4.8	21.1	269.5	280.9	5487.6	1087.3	3785.8	614.5
2009	640.8	3.7	16.9	297.4	322.8	5823.8	1113.5	4164.9	545.4
2010	566.8	3.1	15.5	230.4	317.8	5350.9	1039.8	3754.3	556.8
2011	592.7	3.2	16.2	229.4	343.9	5142.6	1101.1	3491.5	550
2012	597.6	3.7	19	226.7	348.2	5093.8	1040.6	3485.9	567.3
2013	584.6	3	23.8	249.1	308.8	5582.2	1148.7	3763	670.5
2014	603.1	3.9	23.2	236.2	339.8	6127.3	1070.1	4226	831.2
2015	598.7	3.4	21.1	224.1	350.2	5522	1122.9	3831.9	567.2
2016	613.2	2.7	36.3	220.9	353.3	5488	1094.7	3803.9	589.5
2017	632.7	3.7	36.9	210	382.1	5258.6	1082	3673.5	503.2
2018	680.2	4.3	39.3	222	414.5	5149.2	1075	3529.9	544.2
2019	585.4	3.7	46.9	175.3	359.6	4495.6	944.1	3074.2	477.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Medina, WA	0.0	1,588.3	3,016	5	2019
Clyde Hill, WA	0.0	1,105.9	3,077	6	2019
Yarrow Point, WA	0.0	686.1	1,032	6	2019
Mercer Island, WA	30.3	1,404.9	23,381	7	2019
Beaux Arts, WA	0.0	604.2	331	7	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Portland, OR	544.6	5,203.3	609,136	145	2019
Sacramento, CA	627.1	3,182.1	499,997	627	2019
San Francisco, CA	669.6	5,505.6	881,255	684	2019
San Jose, CA	438.4	2,419.6	875,840	714	2019
Fresno, CA	555.3	3,344.6	403,966	760	2018

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Seattle 319 Reviews

A Bright Star just a bit tinged with age - 3/17/2023
I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their... Read More

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Bittersweet - 6/12/2022
I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.... Read More

Mason | Seattle, WA | Reply | 1 Reply

great place to live, but very expensive - 5/28/2022
if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy... Read More

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