Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$25.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,126 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Seattle with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Downtown Seattle against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Downtown Seattle sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of neighborhoods and behind 95%. The grade covers only Downtown Seattle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown Seattle is 13.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the south areas to 1 in 185 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA report the most violent crime, about 182 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown Seattle is projected at $25,476,936 for 2025, about $658 per resident and $1,126 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Downtown Seattle Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA:	$658
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$807
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$104
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $658 per resident each year in Downtown Seattle, which is $400 more than the national average and $411 more than Seattle's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Seattle:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $807 per person, which is $149 more than in Downtown Seattle.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $104 per person, which is $554 less than in Downtown Seattle

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Downtown Seattle, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Downtown Seattle	Cost per Downtown Seattle Resident
Murder	$9.38 million	$242
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.68 million	$43
Robbery	$2.66 million	$69
Assault	$11.8 million	$304
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$25,476,936	$658

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Downtown Seattle totals $74,653,699 ($1,928 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $100,130,636 ($2,586 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Downtown Seattle Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Downtown Seattle residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.58
Robbery	2.182
Rape	0.7147
Murder	0.1289
Total Violent Crime	13.60 (F)

Individual Downtown Seattle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Downtown Seattle is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Seattle.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Madrona, Seattle, WA	D+	C	D
McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA	C-	B	D
Madison Park, Seattle, WA	D	B+	D-
Leschi, Seattle, WA	D	C-	D-
Central District, Seattle, WA	F	D	F
Meydenbauer, Bellevue, WA	C	B-	D+
Atlantic, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F
Montlake, Seattle, WA	D+	A	D-
Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA	F	D	F
Mt. Baker, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Seattle is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Charter Oak, Covina, CA	A-	B+	B+
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, OH	D+	C+	C+
Watts, Los Angeles, CA	B-	C-	C-
Walnut Valley, Diamond Bar, CA	B+	B	B
Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA	B	B+	B+
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, NY	A-	B	B
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA	D	D	D
University District, Seattle, WA	F	D+	D+
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	F
Central Escondido, Escondido, CA	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Downtown Seattle is less safe than the Washington state average and less safe than the national average.

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