Seattle, Washington Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 760,058
Key Insights
- →Seattle has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 775.1 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 0.3% from the previous year.
- →52 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 6.8 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 5% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.15 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
775.1
-0.3% YoY
Murder Rate
6.8
52 murders
Property Crime Rate
5007.6
38,061 total
vs National Avg
↑ 116%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 5,891
Murder52
Rape352
Robbery1,677
Aggravated Assault3,810
Property Crime: 38,061
Burglary8,756
Larceny-Theft21,905
Motor Vehicle Theft7,400
Arson153
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 760,058 | 5,891 | 775.1 | 52 | 38,061 | 5007.6 |
| 2023 | 753,786 | 5,858 | 777.1 | 68 | 37,781 | 5012.2 |
| 2022 | 729,691 | 6,115 | 838.0 | 54 | 41,745 | 5720.9 |
| 2021 | 787,749 | 5,869 | 745.0 | 41 | 40,192 | 5102.1 |
| 2020 | 771,517 | 4,832 | 626.3 | 52 | 37,593 | 4872.6 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Seattle
Based on violent crime rate of 775.1 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 5% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.