Greenwood, Seattle, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Greenwood in green. The most dangerous areas in Greenwood are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Greenwood, Seattle, WA Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Greenwood is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of neighborhoods are safer and 7% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Greenwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Greenwood is 0.2201 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Greenwood generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Greenwood may be as high as 1 in 4,273 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,210 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Greenwood, Seattle, WA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Greenwood has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Greenwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Greenwood to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Greenwood is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Greenwood, Seattle, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Greenwood about $7,325,403 in 2025, or roughly $414 per resident. This is part of Greenwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Greenwood, including every crime type and how Greenwood compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Greenwood's crime maps on the Greenwood overall crime page.

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Individual Greenwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Greenwood is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Greenwood.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Crown Hill, Seattle, WA	D	C+	F	F
North College Park, Seattle, WA	F	D+	F	D-
Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA	D	B	F	F
Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA	D+	B-	D-	F
Green Lake, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	F	F
Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA	D+	B+	D-	F
Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA	D+	C+	D-	D-
Broadview, Seattle, WA	C-	C+	D	D-
Northgate, Seattle, WA	F	D-	F	D-
Ballard, Seattle, WA	F	C	F	F

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Greenwood is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL	C-	D+	D+	D-
Audubon, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C	D-
Bagley, Detroit, MI	D	F	F	F
Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC	B	A	A	C+
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, CT	B-	B+	B+	C-
Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Melrose, Oakland, CA	C	D	D	D+
Lea Hill, Auburn, WA	C+	A-	A-	C+
Merrifield, Fairfax, VA	B-	A+	A+	B-
Montavilla, Portland, OR	D-	C-	C-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Greenwood, Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Greenwood schools on SchoolGrade

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