This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for 98116. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
D-
Overall Crime Grade™
C- |
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F |
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Other Crime Grade |
C+ |
$25.2 million
Cost of Crime™ for 98116, WA
In 2025, crime will cost $1,967 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of 98116 with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.
The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US zip, where 98116's combined rate is much higher than the norm. 98116 sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of zip codes and behind 89%. The grade covers only 98116's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby zip codes.
The overall crime rate in 98116 is 51.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the zip the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the southeast areas to 1 in 29 in the central.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of 98116, WA report the most crime, about 436 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 52 per year.
| 98116, WA: | $917 |
|---|---|
| 98499, WA: | $1540 |
| 99338, WA: | $239 |
| Washington: | $610 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to 98116 |
Cost per 98116 Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$10.4 million |
$380 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$1.29 million |
$47 |
Robbery |
$847,661 |
$31 |
Assault |
$1.69 million |
$62 |
Kidnapping |
$260,786 |
$9 |
Vehicle Theft |
$3.17 million |
$115 |
Burglary |
$2.78 million |
$101 |
Theft |
$3.01 million |
$110 |
Arson |
$163,893 |
$6 |
Vandalism |
$1.27 million |
$46 |
Animal Cruelty |
$4,026 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$90,274 |
$3 |
Identity Theft |
$165,181 |
$6 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$25,172,708 |
$917 |
Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the zip holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.
Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which 98116 has 2, do the same, and of 98116's 27,460 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
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Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
2.147 |
Robbery |
0.9814 |
Rape |
0.7726 |
Murder |
0.2023 |
Total Violent Crime |
4.103 (C-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
21.17 |
Vehicle Theft |
7.451 |
Burglary |
11.15 |
Arson |
0.2471 |
Total Property Crime |
40.01 (F) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.1566 |
Drug Crimes |
0.4444 |
Vandalism |
6.463 |
Identity Theft |
0.7772 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0198 |
Total "Other" Rate |
7.861 (C+) |
Compared to surrounding zip codes, the rate of crime in 98116 is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for zip codes close to 98116.
Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | D | F | |
D- | C- | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | D | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | |
F | D- | F |
98116 is higher versus other zip codes of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in zip codes with comparable overall population in the zip‘s boundaries.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
B- | C+ | C+ | |
A- | B | B | |
A+ | A | A | |
B | C+ | C+ | |
B- | B | B | |
D+ | B- | B- | |
D | D | D | |
F | D | D | |
C+ | A- | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ |
Considering only the crime rate, 98116 is as safe as the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in 98116, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools N/A. See 98116 schools on SchoolGrade
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