Seattle, WA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in the Seattle area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Seattle area 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 Seattle, WA Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Seattle is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Seattle area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in the Seattle area is 20.91 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Seattle area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in the Seattle area may be as high as 1 in 27 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 93 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Seattle, WA: about 18,014 per year. The southeast part of the Seattle area has fewer cases of theft with only 2,285 in a typical year.

How Seattle's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in the Seattle area 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 theft rate, the Seattle area is as safe as 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 Theft in Seattle, WA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Seattle about $453,074,617 in 2025, or roughly $108 per resident. This is part of the Seattle area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Seattle, including every crime type and how Seattle compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft 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 Seattle's crime maps on the Seattle overall crime page.

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Individual Seattle Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in the Seattle area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Seattle area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Medina, WA	D	D+	D-	D+
Hunts Point, WA	C	C+	D+	C
Clyde Hill, WA	D+	D+	D-	D
Yarrow Point, WA	C	C+	D+	C
Mercer Island, WA	D	C	D-	D-
Beaux Arts Village, WA	D	C-	D-	D
Kirkland, WA	D-	D	F	D-
White Center, WA	F	D	F	F
Boulevard Park, WA	F	D	F	F
Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA	C-	D+	D	C-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Seattle is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Detroit, MI	D+	D-	D-	C-
Minneapolis, MN	D+	C	C	D+
Riverside, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D+	D
Denver, CO	D-	D	D	D
Boston, MA	B	C	C	B-
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-	C-
Tampa, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Baltimore, MD	D	D	D	D+
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Seattle schools on SchoolGrade

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