Seattle Crime 2022
Seattle · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
Seattle police open data lists 87,194 incidents for 2022, up 7.3% from 2021. That is about 11,164 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were other (22.9%), theft from vehicle (17.9%), theft (17.5%). The busiest month was March (7,784) and the quietest December (6,356).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 19,972 | 22.9% | up 15.5% |
| Theft from vehicle | 15,570 | 17.9% | up 3.1% |
| Theft | 15,291 | 17.5% | up 11.1% |
| Assault | 8,767 | 10.1% | up 8.2% |
| Burglary | 8,755 | 10.0% | down 11.3% |
| Vandalism | 7,339 | 8.4% | down 0.3% |
| Auto theft | 6,972 | 8.0% | up 30.4% |
| Fraud | 2,132 | 2.4% | up 1.9% |
| Robbery | 1,764 | 2.0% | unchanged |
| Sexual assault | 581 | 0.7% | up 6.0% |
| Homicide | 51 | 0.1% | up 21.4% |
Month by month
| Jan | 7,666 |
| Feb | 7,270 |
| Mar | 7,784 |
| Apr | 7,125 |
| May | 7,536 |
| Jun | 7,296 |
| Jul | 7,681 |
| Aug | 7,565 |
| Sep | 7,054 |
| Oct | 7,251 |
| Nov | 6,610 |
| Dec | 6,356 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2022
- Downtown Commercial 5,691 incidents
- Capitol Hill 5,506 incidents
- Queen Anne 5,043 incidents
- Northgate 4,897 incidents
- Slu/Cascade 3,972 incidents
- University 3,653 incidents
- Roosevelt/Ravenna 3,346 incidents
- Ballard South 3,102 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Seattle in 2022?
87,194 incidents for 2022 in Seattle Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Seattle in 2022?
Reported incidents were up 7.3% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: Seattle Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.