The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$40.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA

In 2025, crime will cost $3,205 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Beacon Hill 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.

Is Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Beacon Hill's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Beacon Hill sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of neighborhoods and behind 93%. The grade covers only Beacon Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Beacon Hill is 79.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the west areas to 1 in 18 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA report the most crime, about 801 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Beacon Hill for 2025 is $40,157,572, about $1,163 per resident and $3,205 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Beacon Hill Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA:	$1163
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$1762
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$324
Washington:	$610
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Beacon Hill is $1,163 per year, which is $699 more than the national average and $553 more than Seattle's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Beacon Hill:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $1,762 per person, which is $598 more than in Beacon Hill.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $324 per person, which is $839 less than in Beacon Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Beacon Hill for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Beacon Hill	Cost per Beacon Hill Resident
Murder	$13.5 million	$391
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.47 million	$43
Robbery	$1.73 million	$50
Assault	$4.22 million	$122
Kidnapping	$326,511	$9
Vehicle Theft	$4.96 million	$144
Burglary	$3.67 million	$106
Theft	$6.73 million	$195
Arson	$207,047	$6
Vandalism	$2.85 million	$83
Animal Cruelty	$5,097	$0
Drug Crimes	$133,544	$4
Identity Theft	$370,789	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$40,157,572	$1,163

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Beacon Hill totals $98,303,642 ($2,848 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $138,461,214 ($4,011 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

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 neighborhood 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 Beacon Hill has 2, do the same, and of Beacon Hill's 34,519 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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Beacon Hill Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Beacon Hill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.259
Robbery	1.593
Rape	0.7032
Murder	0.2079
Total Violent Crime	6.763 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	37.62
Vehicle Theft	9.283
Burglary	11.71
Arson	0.2484
Total Property Crime	58.86 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1560
Drug Crimes	0.5230
Vandalism	11.55
Identity Theft	1.388
Animal Cruelty	0.0200
Total "Other" Rate	13.64 (D+)

Individual Beacon Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Columbia City, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F
Mt. Baker, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F
Seward Park, Seattle, WA	D+	C+	D
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-
South Park, Seattle, WA	F	D	F
Atlantic, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F
Riverview, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-
Leschi, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-
Highland Park, Seattle, WA	D-	C	F
International District, Seattle, WA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Beacon Hill is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Southeast Boise, Boise, ID	A	A	A
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA	D	D	D
Wolf Creek, Dallas, TX	C+	C+	C+
St Charles, Waldorf, MD	B	B-	B-
Little Woods, New Orleans, LA	C-	D+	D+
Avondale, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-
Desert View, Phoenix, AZ	A+	A	A
Bay Area, Corpus Christi, TX	D+	C-	C-
Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN	F	F	F
Irving Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Beacon Hill is less safe than 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 Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Beacon Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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