McGilvra is a neighborhood of 3,330 residents in Mercer Island, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is McGilvra in Mercer Island safe?
Yes, crime in McGilvra is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, McGilvra sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 51% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against B+. Mercer Island as a whole grades A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 842 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than McGilvra as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. McGilvra scores 842.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in McGilvra in Mercer Island, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in McGilvra
Burglaries run above the US rate. McGilvra has less crime than the US as a whole, 19% below the US rate, but more burglaries: 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Crime rates and types in McGilvra
CrimeGrade™ estimates McGilvra has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% less than the US as a whole and 25% more than Mercer Island as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in McGilvra, about 42% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Mercer Island
The Mercer Island Police Department polices McGilvra; these figures cover Mercer Island as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Mercer Island as a whole, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at other places: 40% of them, against 7% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Other places (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Other places (37%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How McGilvra compares with nearby neighborhoods
McGilvra has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Mercer Heights has less.
Tree cover, empty homes and walkability in McGilvra
One thing sets McGilvra apart: it has 25 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, and theft runs high here.
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.27% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 89% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 77% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 52% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C+ (44 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for McGilvra: C- (30 of 100).25 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 75% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs McGilvra
Crime costs McGilvra about $558 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 54% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $1.5 million a year, or $454 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in McGilvra means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 76% of students test proficient, against 67% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in McGilvra on SchoolGrade
