Violent crime
897 per 100,000 residents, per year
95 reported in the last 12 months
−36% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in Highland Park, Seattle
The violent crime rate in Highland Park is 897 per 100,000 residents per year, 36% below Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 30 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,720 per 100,000 residents, per year
288 reported in the last 12 months
−45% vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
3,720 per 100,000 residents, per year
394 reported in the last 12 months
−44% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 10,590 for Highland Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Highland Park sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 30 of 50Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Highland Park is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 30 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Greenwood (1,012), North Delridge (944), Queen Anne (863), Alki (803).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0188XX Delridge Way SW | 6 | 9 | 6% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 26XX SW Barton St), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 1 account for 6% of Highland Park’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Highland Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 18 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 88 | 831 | −32% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 7 | 66 | −62% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 85 | 803 | −44% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 53 | 500 | −46% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 52 | 491 | −23% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 51 | 482 | −17% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 47 | 444 | −68% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 11 | 104 | +24% |
Source and dates
tazs-3rd5- Source
- Seattle Police Department, via Seattle Open Data (dataset tazs-3rd5), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 10,590 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate