Violent crime
1,260 per 100,000 residents, per year
346 reported in the last 12 months
−10% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in Lake City, Seattle
The violent crime rate in Lake City is 1,260 per 100,000 residents per year, 10% below Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 22 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,836 per 100,000 residents, per year
779 reported in the last 12 months
−43% vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
4,168 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,145 reported in the last 12 months
−37% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 27,469 for Lake City. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Lake City sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 22 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.
Lake City is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 22 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Northgate (1,340), Ballard South (1,330), South Beacon Hill (1,159), Roxhill/Westwood/Arbor Heights (1,138).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01125XX Lake City Way NE | 27 | 37 | 8% |
| 02143XX Lake City Way NE | 20 | 15 | 6% |
| 03140XX Lake City Way NE | 8 | 17 | 2% |
| 04125XX 33rd Ave NE | 7 | 22 | 2% |
| 0515XX NE 145th St | 6 | 13 | 2% |
| 0631XX NE 145th St | 6 | 8 | 2% |
| 07110XX Lake City Way NE | 6 | 7 | 2% |
| 08123XX 32nd Ave NE | 5 | 21 | 1% |
| 09125XX 28th Ave NE | 5 | 7 | 1% |
| 10127XX 28th Ave NE | 5 | 7 | 1% |
“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 10 account for 27% of Lake City’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 Lake City |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 24 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 |
| Dec 2025 | 29 |
| Jan 2026 | 27 |
| Feb 2026 | 24 |
| Mar 2026 | 31 |
| Apr 2026 | 28 |
| May 2026 | 34 |
| Jun 2026 | 27 |
| Jul 2026 | 34 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 |
| Sep 2026 | 27 |
When crime happens in Lake City
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Lake City happened between noon and 9 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm
Property crime busiest hour 6 pm
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Seattle Police Department; 8% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 am | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 am | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 10 am | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 am | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 12 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 1 pm | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 2 pm | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 pm | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 pm | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 5 pm | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 6 pm | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 8 pm | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 pm | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 pm | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 12 am | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 1 am | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 am | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 am | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 am | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 89 | 244 | 333 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 am | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 8 am | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 9 am | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 am | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 11 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 1 pm | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 pm | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 3 pm | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 pm | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 5 pm | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| 6 pm | 15 | 34 | 49 |
| 7 pm | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 8 pm | 4 | 42 | 46 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 10 pm | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 11 pm | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 12 am | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 1 am | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 am | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 am | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 4 am | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 5 am | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Total with a known time | 204 | 495 | 699 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 325 | 1,183 | −3% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 20 | 73 | −58% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 3.6 | −7% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 191 | 695 | −52% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 185 | 673 | −28% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 174 | 633 | −54% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 124 | 451 | −29% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 105 | 382 | −34% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 11 | 40 | −52% |
| Drug offensesOther | 9 | 33 | −85% |
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
- 27,469 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate