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Crime rate in Seattle, Washington (WA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in Seattle by Year

Type

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
Murders
(per 100,000)		36
(6.5)		25
(4.4)		26
(4.5)		34
(5.9)		24
(4.2)		25
(4.3)		30
(5.1)		24
(4.1)		29
(4.8)		22
(3.7)		19
(3.1)		20
(3.2)		23
(3.7)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		181
(32.9)		164
(28.7)		152
(26.2)		174
(30.2)		145
(25.2)		138
(23.8)		129
(22.1)		90
(15.4)		126
(21.1)		102
(16.9)		96
(15.5)		100
(16.2)		119
(19.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		1,653
(300.5)		1,594
(278.5)		1,576
(271.7)		1,509
(261.8)		1,588
(275.8)		1,607
(277.4)		1,667
(285.6)		1,522
(260.1)		1,612
(269.5)		1,792
(297.4)		1,429
(230.4)		1,418
(229.4)		1,421
(226.7)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		2,463
(447.8)		2,367
(413.6)		2,338
(403.0)		2,229
(386.8)		2,041
(354.5)		2,339
(403.8)		2,326
(398.4)		2,031
(347.1)		1,680
(280.9)		1,945
(322.8)		1,971
(317.8)		2,126
(343.9)		2,183
(348.2)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		6,157
(1,119.4)		6,684
(1,167.8)		7,290
(1,256.7)		8,536
(1,481.2)		7,734
(1,343.1)		6,761
(1,167.3)		7,505
(1,285.6)		5,986
(1,023.0)		6,503
(1,087.3)		6,709
(1,113.5)		6,449
(1,039.8)		6,807
(1,101.1)		6,523
(1,040.6)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		26,424
(4,804.3)		26,502
(4,630.4)		26,742
(4,610.0)		28,718
(4,983.2)		25,810
(4,482.3)		27,147
(4,686.9)		23,880
(4,090.6)		22,192
(3,792.7)		22,642
(3,785.8)		25,095
(4,164.9)		23,284
(3,754.3)		21,585
(3,491.5)		21,852
(3,485.9)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		8,386
(1,524.7)		8,755
(1,529.7)		8,308
(1,432.2)		9,052
(1,570.7)		9,253
(1,606.9)		9,563
(1,651.0)		8,147
(1,395.6)		5,782
(988.2)		3,675
(614.5)		3,286
(545.4)		3,453
(556.8)		3,400
(550.0)		3,556
(567.3)
Arson
(per 100,000)		172
(31.3)		216
(37.7)		211
(36.4)		205
(35.6)		243
(42.2)		217
(37.5)		235
(40.3)		183
(31.3)		79
(13.2)		156
(25.9)		126
(20.3)		84
(13.6)		77
(12.3)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)585.3561.9554.0593.8558.8567.4534.5450.1421.3442.8400.6399.7399.8
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Washington and other state lists there were 214 registered sex offenders living in Seattle, Washington as of March 05, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Seattle to the number of sex offenders is 2,965 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Seattle, WA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Seattle:

399.8
Mercer Island:

89.7
Medina:

81.7
Yarrow Point:

43.6
Clyde Hill:

57.1
Bellevue:

175.9
Newcastle:

200.2
Kirkland:

220.4
Burien:

728.3
Violent crime rate in 2012
Seattle:

300.3
U.S. Average:

214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Seattle:

295.9
U.S. Average:

214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Seattle:

283.0
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Seattle:

319.9
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Seattle:

292.8
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Seattle:

313.1
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Seattle:

358.2
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Seattle:

357.0
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Seattle:

333.6
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Seattle:

350.5
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Seattle:

356.5
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Seattle:

366.9
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Seattle:

402.1
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Seattle:

447.3
U.S. Average:

266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Seattle:

456.7
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Seattle:

458.5
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Seattle:

490.6
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Seattle:

477.4
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Seattle:

519.1
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Seattle:

642.1
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Seattle:

684.6
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Seattle:

702.2
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Seattle:

747.3
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Seattle:

666.6
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Seattle:

664.6
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Seattle:

662.9
U.S. Average:

331.5


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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 1,801 (1,289 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.06
Washington average:

1.47

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 1,804 (1,305 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.11
Washington average:

1.51

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 1,861 (1,344 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.17
Washington average:

1.55

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 1,857 (1,351 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.24
Washington average:

1.59

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 1,825 (1,318 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.20
Washington average:

1.62

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 1,775 (1,273 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.18
Washington average:

1.60

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 1,746 (1,276 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.20
Washington average:

1.61

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 1,762 (1,281 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.23
Washington average:

1.61

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 1,729 (1,242 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.18
Washington average:

1.59

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 1,719 (1,231 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.16
Washington average:

1.62


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