Murder per Capita in Whittier Heights
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Whittier Heights residents.
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$437
Murder costs the average Whittier Heights resident about $437 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Whittier Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Whittier Heights 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 Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Whittier Heights is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of neighborhoods are safer and 6% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Whittier Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Whittier Heights is 0.2324 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Whittier Heights generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Whittier Heights may be as high as 1 in 4,191 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,500 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Whittier Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Whittier Heights's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Whittier Heights to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA: | 0.2324 |
|---|---|
| Washington: | 0.0567 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Whittier Heights 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 Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Whittier Heights about $2,493,409 in 2025, or roughly $437 per resident. This is part of Whittier Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Whittier Heights, including every crime type and how Whittier Heights 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 Whittier Heights's crime maps on the Whittier Heights overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Whittier Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Whittier Heights.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D+ | B+ | D- | F | |
D+ | B- | D- | F | |
F | C | F | F | |
D | C+ | F | F | |
D- | C- | F | F | |
D | B- | D- | F | |
F | D+ | F | D- | |
D- | C+ | F | F | |
F | C | F | D- | |
D- | C+ | F | F |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Whittier Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A- | A- | A | |
A- | A- | A- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
C- | B | B | C- | |
A- | B | B | C- | |
D+ | C- | C- | C+ | |
C- | C | C | C- | |
A | A | A | B+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Whittier Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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