Seattle Vandalism

Seattle · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Seattle police open data recorded 6,412 vandalism incidents, 8.3% of all 77,299 incidents reported in the city that year and down 9.7% from 2024. That is about 821 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 4,790 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Seattle by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)4,790——
20256,412821down 9.7%
20247,097909down 2.5%
20237,279932down 0.8%
20227,339940down 0.3%
20217,359942up 10.3%
20206,670854up 14.6%

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 120,587 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Capitol Hill 539 incidents
  2. Queen Anne 355 incidents
  3. Downtown Commercial 323 incidents
  4. Slu/Cascade 315 incidents
  5. Northgate 301 incidents
  6. University 268 incidents
  7. First Hill 262 incidents
  8. Ballard South 250 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Seattle in 2025?

6,412, according to Seattle Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Seattle?

Reported vandalism was down 9.7% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 12.6% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Seattle Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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