Seattle, Washington · Neighborhood crime trends

Seattle Rainier Valley Seward Park

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, Rainier Valley Seward Park, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

7 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 Rainier Valley Seward Park averaged 14.6, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 7 neighborhoods of Rainier Valley Seward Park compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 893 crimes across them, 14.6 for every 1,000 residents. That is 10.3% below a year earlier and 13.2% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Rainier View has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (6.7 per 1,000), followed by Rainier Beach (8.4) and Seward Park (8.6). Dunlap has the highest (25.6).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 7 SEATTLE RAINIER VALLEY SEWARD PARK 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

Rainier Valley Seward Park in Seattle. Seattle is the county seat of King County and the most populous city in Washington, and its population grew between 2010 and 2020. Rainier Valley Seward Park lies in southeastern Seattle. It includes the Seward Park neighborhood, part of the city's South End, which sits just west of Seward Park, a park that occupies all of Bailey Peninsula.

Notable neighborhoods in Rainier Valley Seward Park include:

Columbia City and Mount Baker. Columbia City is a neighborhood in southeastern Seattle, within the Rainier Valley district. It has a landmark-protected historic business district. Mount Baker takes its name from the view of Mount Baker in Whatcom County, seen by looking north over Lake Washington. The neighborhood has a community club and a rowing team, and it hosts Seattle's annual Seafair, which includes an airshow featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, hydroplane races and a fireworks show.

Brighton and Dunlap. Brighton is a primarily residential neighborhood in the greater Rainier Valley district, centered south of Columbia City. Dunlap lies in southern Seattle, just north of Rainier Beach, and is home to Dunlap Elementary School, part of Seattle Public Schools. It is named after Joseph Dunlap, the first homesteader in the area.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Rainier View

6.7 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Dunlap

25.6 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

14.6 per 1,000

10.3% below a year earlier · down

13.2% below Q1 2022

Compared

7 neighborhoods

61,031 residents · 18 quarters

Seattle Rainier Valley Seward Park 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

Houses at Rainier & Norfolk, 1912, Rainier Beach

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