Violent crime
1,111 per 100,000 residents, per year
411 reported in the last 12 months
−20% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in University District, Seattle
The violent crime rate in University District is 1,111 per 100,000 residents per year, 20% below Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 26 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,946 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,829 reported in the last 12 months
no change vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
6,152 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,275 reported in the last 12 months
−8% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 36,978 for University District. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where University District sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 26 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.
University District is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 26 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Roxhill/Westwood/Arbor Heights (1,138), Columbia City (1,117), Alaska Junction (1,016), Greenwood (1,012).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0147XX University Way NE | 22 | 26 | 5% |
| 0247XX Brooklyn Ave NE | 21 | 56 | 5% |
| 0345XX 19th Ave NE | 9 | 9 | 2% |
| 0443XX University Way NE | 7 | 37 | 2% |
| 0545XX 16th Ave NE | 7 | 9 | 2% |
| 0645XX 11th Ave NE | 6 | 23 | 1% |
| 0750XX Roosevelt Way NE | 6 | 14 | 1% |
| 0842XX 7th Ave NE | 5 | 8 | 1% |
| 0942XX Pasadena Pl NE | 5 | 5 | 1% |
| 10NE 45th St & 15th Ave NE | 5 | 1 | 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 23% of University District’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 University District |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 43 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 |
| Jan 2026 | 23 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 |
| Mar 2026 | 35 |
| Apr 2026 | 32 |
| May 2026 | 30 |
| Jun 2026 | 49 |
| Jul 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 2026 | 28 |
When crime happens in University District
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in University District happened between 3 pm and 1 am. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour noon
Property crime busiest hour 5 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; 7% 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 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 am | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 8 am | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 9 am | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 am | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 11 am | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 1 pm | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 pm | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 5 pm | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 6 pm | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 8 pm | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 10 pm | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 12 am | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 1 am | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 am | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 am | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 am | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total with a known time | 115 | 276 | 391 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| 7 am | 8 | 37 | 45 |
| 8 am | 11 | 43 | 54 |
| 9 am | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 10 am | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 11 am | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| 12 pm | 24 | 54 | 78 |
| 1 pm | 12 | 44 | 56 |
| 2 pm | 23 | 49 | 72 |
| 3 pm | 29 | 44 | 73 |
| 4 pm | 16 | 49 | 65 |
| 5 pm | 28 | 79 | 107 |
| 6 pm | 28 | 79 | 107 |
| 7 pm | 22 | 57 | 79 |
| 8 pm | 32 | 70 | 102 |
| 9 pm | 28 | 62 | 90 |
| 10 pm | 32 | 66 | 98 |
| 11 pm | 28 | 71 | 99 |
| 12 am | 15 | 56 | 71 |
| 1 am | 24 | 57 | 81 |
| 2 am | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| 3 am | 19 | 35 | 54 |
| 4 am | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 5 am | 18 | 32 | 50 |
| Total with a known time | 495 | 1,190 | 1,685 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 358 | 968 | −21% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 53 | 143 | −17% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 506 | 1,368 | −5% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 449 | 1,214 | −12% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 365 | 987 | +6% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 266 | 719 | +25% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 243 | 657 | +3% |
| Drug offensesOther | 21 | 57 | −73% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 14 | 38 | −55% |
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
- 36,978 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate