Seattle, Washington · Neighborhood crime trends

Seattle Lake City

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, Lake City, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

5 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Seattle as a whole averaged 22.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Lake City averaged 9.9, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 5 neighborhoods of Lake City compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 322 crimes across them, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents. That is 17.2% below a year earlier and 38.5% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Matthews Beach has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (2.6 per 1,000), followed by Meadowbrook (3.8) and Victory Heights (7.9). Olympic Hills has the highest (15.3).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 5 SEATTLE LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Seattle's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Seattle and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

Lake City in Seattle. Seattle is the most populous city in Washington and the county seat of King County. Lake City is a neighborhood in the northeast region of Seattle, centered along Lake City Way NE and northeast of downtown. It encompasses much of the Thornton Creek watershed, the focus of a long restoration campaign by citizens and Seattle Public Utilities staff to enhance the residential environment.

Notable neighborhoods in Lake City include:

Matthews Beach and Meadowbrook. Matthews Beach and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the township of Lake City, annexed in 1954. Matthews Beach lies northeast of the University of Washington. Meadowbrook is centered on open fields next to the Community Center, the Meadowbrook swimming pool and Nathan Hale High School. It is bordered by Wedgwood to the south, Cedar Park to the north, Victory Heights to the west and Matthews Beach to the east.

Cedar Park and Victory Heights. Cedar Park is a neighborhood in the Lake City district of Seattle. The name generally refers to the residential neighborhoods east of Lake City adjoining Lake Washington. Victory Heights is also a neighborhood in the Lake City district, and it lies west of Meadowbrook.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Matthews Beach

2.6 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Olympic Hills

15.3 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

9.9 per 1,000

17.2% below a year earlier · down

38.5% below Q1 2022

Compared

5 neighborhoods

32,558 residents · 18 quarters

Seattle Lake City neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories

Apartment Building at 302 Malden Avenue E., Capitol Hill, Seattle, Circa 1975, Broadway

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Seattle - Lake City Way & 125th Street, 1954, Victory Heights — **Victory Heights** · Seattle - Lake City Way & 125th Street, 1954
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Seattle - NE 143rd Street Near 30th Avenue NE, 1959, Olympic Hills — **Olympic Hills** · Seattle - NE 143rd Street Near 30th Avenue NE, 1959
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Seattle - Adams Elementary School, 1970s, Ballard — **Ballard** · Seattle - Adams Elementary School, 1970s
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Seattle - Fremont Avenue Near 43rd Street, 1970s, Fremont — **Fremont** · Seattle - Fremont Avenue Near 43rd Street, 1970s
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Seattle - Gregg's Green Lake Cycle, 1989, Green Lake — **Green Lake** · Seattle - Gregg's Green Lake Cycle, 1989
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Seattle - Twin Teepees Restaurant, Circa 1980, Phinney Ridge — **Phinney Ridge** · Seattle - Twin Teepees Restaurant, Circa 1980
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Seattle - Interlake School, Circa 1975, Wallingford — **Wallingford** · Seattle - Interlake School, Circa 1975
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