Seattle Crime 2025
Seattle · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Seattle police open data lists 77,299 incidents for 2025, down 5.5% from 2024. That is about 9,898 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were other (27.5%), theft (15.9%), theft from vehicle (15.2%). The busiest month was October (7,102) and the quietest February (5,290).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 21,274 | 27.5% | up 7.2% |
| Theft | 12,322 | 15.9% | down 5.9% |
| Theft from vehicle | 11,718 | 15.2% | down 9.1% |
| Assault | 7,707 | 10.0% | down 3.0% |
| Burglary | 7,679 | 9.9% | down 13.9% |
| Vandalism | 6,412 | 8.3% | down 9.7% |
| Auto theft | 5,799 | 7.5% | down 22.0% |
| Fraud | 2,258 | 2.9% | up 2.6% |
| Robbery | 1,452 | 1.9% | down 15.6% |
| Sexual assault | 648 | 0.8% | up 5.0% |
| Homicide | 30 | 0.0% | down 42.3% |
Month by month
| Jan | 6,484 |
| Feb | 5,290 |
| Mar | 6,048 |
| Apr | 6,067 |
| May | 6,593 |
| Jun | 6,332 |
| Jul | 6,626 |
| Aug | 7,002 |
| Sep | 6,786 |
| Oct | 7,102 |
| Nov | 6,329 |
| Dec | 6,640 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Capitol Hill 6,548 incidents
- Downtown Commercial 4,547 incidents
- Queen Anne 4,174 incidents
- Slu/Cascade 3,930 incidents
- Northgate 3,840 incidents
- First Hill 3,024 incidents
- University 2,955 incidents
- Ballard South 2,766 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Seattle in 2025?
77,299 incidents for 2025 in Seattle Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Seattle in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 5.5% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Seattle Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.