Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B

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$5.77 million

Cost of Crime™ for Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,287 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Phinney Ridge 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Phinney Ridge against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Phinney Ridge sits in the 54th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 54% of neighborhoods and behind 46%. The grade covers only Phinney Ridge's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Phinney Ridge is 4.101 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 187 in the south areas to 1 in 279 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Phinney Ridge is projected at $5,774,111 for 2025, about $567 per resident and $1,287 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 36.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Phinney Ridge Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA:	$567
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA:	$807
Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA:	$104
Washington:	$247
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $567 per resident each year in Phinney Ridge, which is $308 more than the national average and $320 more than Seattle's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Phinney Ridge:

In New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, crime costs $807 per person, which is $240 more than in Phinney Ridge.
In Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, crime costs $104 per person, which is $463 less than in Phinney Ridge

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Phinney Ridge	Cost per Phinney Ridge Resident
Murder	$4.37 million	$429
Rape/Sexual Assault	$464,642	$46
Robbery	$317,804	$31
Assault	$622,936	$61
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,774,111	$567

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Phinney Ridge, 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 Phinney Ridge totals $31,439,698 ($3,086 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,213,810 ($3,652 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Phinney Ridge, 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 north 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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Phinney Ridge Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.129
Robbery	0.9916
Rape	0.7521
Murder	0.2282
Total Violent Crime	4.101 (B-)

Individual Phinney Ridge Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Phinney Ridge is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Phinney Ridge.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA	D	B	F
Ballard, Seattle, WA	F	C	F
Greenwood, Seattle, WA	D-	C-	F
Green Lake, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	F
Fremont, Seattle, WA	F	C	F
Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA	D+	B+	D-
Wallingford, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	F
Crown Hill, Seattle, WA	D	C+	F
Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA	D	B-	D-
North College Park, Seattle, WA	F	D+	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Phinney Ridge is lower 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
Downtown Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ	C+	C+	C+
Rose Park, Salt Lake City, UT	F	D-	D-
Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK	A	C	C
College Glen, Sacramento, CA	B-	C-	C-
Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-
Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX	F	D-	D-
Annandale-on-Hudson, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A-
Washington Square, Brookline, MA	B+	B-	B-
Village 2, Sacramento, CA	A	A-	A-
Riverview, Kansas City, KS	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Phinney Ridge is as safe as the Washington state average and as safe as the national average.

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