South Park, Seattle, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in South Park in green. The most dangerous areas in South Park 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 South Park, Seattle, WA Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. South Park is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of neighborhoods are safer and 13% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in South Park is 0.1774 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Park generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Park may be as high as 1 in 5,168 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,319 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of South Park, Seattle, WA: about 0 per year. The west part of South Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How South Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in South Park 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, South Park 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 South Park, Seattle, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Park about $1,318,626 in 2025, or roughly $333 per resident. This is part of South Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Park, including every crime type and how South Park 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 South Park's crime maps on the South Park overall crime page.

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Individual South Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Highland Park, Seattle, WA	D-	C	F	D-
South Delridge, Seattle, WA	F	C-	F	F
Highline, Seattle, WA	D-	C	F	D
Riverview, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-	D-
Roxhill, Seattle, WA	D-	C	F	F
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-	D-
Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA	F	D+	F	D-
Shorewood, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	D-	D-
High Point, Seattle, WA	D	C	D-	D-
Columbia City, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Park 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
Reed, Portland, OR	C	B-	B-	C+
Mead, Wichita, KS	F	F	F	B
Meadow Park, Rochester, MN	B-	B+	B+	B+
Medical District, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Mesa Junction, Pueblo, CO	F	F	F	D+
Middle River Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL	B+	C	C	C
Middletown, San Diego, CA	C-	C	C	C+
Mills Estates, Burlingame, CA	C	C-	C-	D+
Mission Hills, El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	C
Perrysburg Historic District, Perrysburg, OH	B+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Park, Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools N/A. See South Park schools on SchoolGrade

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