Crime in Seattle, Washington: How Safe is Seattle, Washington? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Seattle, Washington a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Seattle? What is the crime rate in Seattle city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Seattle, Washington is 134% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Seattle is 61% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Seattle is 149% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 153 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 20 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

42425

Violent : 4832
Property : 37593

Total Crime

134% NAT. AVG.
82% STATE AVG.
5498.9 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

61% NAT. AVG.
113% STATE AVG.
626.3 (per 100k)

Property Crime

149% NAT. AVG.
78% STATE AVG.
4872.6 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 153

Property crime

1 in 20

Robbery

1 in 504

Burglary

1 in 71

Assault

1 in 246

Car Theft

1 in 151

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In Washington	5	5	1	11	12
In USA	177	150	41	339	100

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In Washington	5	9	3	5	29
In USA	426	266	111	537	986

Crime Type	Count	Seattle	Washington	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	4832	626.3	293.7	387.8
Murder	52	6.7	3.91	6.5
Robbery	1471	190.7	67.37	73.9
Assault	3008	389.9	187.62	279.7
Rape	301	39	34.8	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Seattle	Washington	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	37593	4872.6	2732.44	1,958.2
Burglary	10427	1351.5	522.08	314.2
Larceny	22255	2884.6	1854.23	1,398
Car Theft	4911	636.5	356.13	246