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Seattle, WA Crime Reports & Statistics


Neighborhood Crime Statistics For Seattle, Washington


Population: 602,531 in 2009

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The Seattle, WA crime report and city information below can give residents and potential residents incite on their local area and surroundings. This information that was collected and published on this site is from the participation of over 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States. These statistics are collected and published by the FBI on an annual basis for special studies and reports, on the cities in the United States. *
Seattle, WA Crime Categories
Seattle Law Enforcement
Seattle Violent Crimes
Seattle Forcible Rapes
Seattle Murders
Seattle Robbery
Seattle Aggravated Assaults
Seattle Property Crimes
Seattle Burglary
Seattle Larceny
Seattle Motor Vehicle
Seattle Arson
Seattle, WA Law Enforcement Statistics
Law Enforcement officers are individuals who ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for sworn law enforcement representatives. (UCR Definition)
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Law Enforcement - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Total Employees
1,857
Officers
1,351
Civilians
506
Year
2008
Total Employees
1,825
Officers
1,318
Civilians
507
Year
2007
Total Employees
1,775
Officers
1,273
Civilians
502
Year
2006
Total Employees
1,746
Officers
1,276
Civilians
470
Seattle, WA Violent Crime Statistics
In 2009, Seattle, Washington law enforcement had 3861 violent crimes reported. With a population of 602,531 in 2009, there were 64.1 occurrences of violent crimes per 10k persons in Seattle, Washington. The total known offenses in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 4152, 3667 and 3447, respectively .

Violent crime is composed of four offenses: forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, aggravated assault, and robbery. Violent crimes involve force or threat of force. (UCR Definition)
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Violent Crimes - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
3,861
Occurrences (per 10k)
64.1
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
3,447
Occurrences (per 10k)
57.6
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
3,667
Occurrences (per 10k)
62.7
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
4,152
Occurrences (per 10k)
71.1
Seattle, WA Forceable Rape Crime Statistics
In 2009, Seattle, Washington had 1.7 occurrences of forcible rape per 10k persons in a population of 602,531 in 2009. The total known offenses of forcible rape in Seattle in 2009 was 102. There were 129 known offenses in 2006, 90 in 2007, and 126 in 2008.

Forcible rape is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape regardless of the age of the victim are included. Statutory offenses (no force used--victim under age of consent) are excluded. (UCR Definition)
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Forcible Rape - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
102
Occurrences (per 10k)
1.7
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
126
Occurrences (per 10k)
2.1
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
90
Occurrences (per 10k)
1.5
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
129
Occurrences (per 10k)
2.2
Seattle, WA Murder Statistics
Seattle, Washington had 22 murders in 2009. With a total population of 602531 in 2009, there were 0.4 occurrences of murder per 10k persons in Seattle, Washington. The murder rates in Seattle, Washington in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 30, 24 and 29, respectively.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. (UCR Definition)
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Murder - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
22
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.4
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
29
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.5
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
24
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.4
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
30
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.5
Seattle, WA Aggravated Assault Statistics
The total known offenses of aggravated assault in Seattle, Washington in 2009 was 1945. Seattle had 32.3 occurrences of aggravated assault per 10k persons in a population of 602,531 in 2009. In Seattle there were 2326 offenses in 2006, 2031 in 2007, and 1680 in 2008.

Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. The Program further specifies that this type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of--or threat to use--a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were completed. When aggravated assault and larceny-theft occur together, the offense falls under the category of robbery. (UCR Definition)
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Assault - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
1,945
Occurrences (per 10k)
32.3
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
1,680
Occurrences (per 10k)
28.1
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
2,031
Occurrences (per 10k)
34.7
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
2,326
Occurrences (per 10k)
39.8
Seattle, WA Robbery Statistics
In 2009, Seattle, Washington had 1792 occurrences of robberies reported to the police. With 602,531 in 2009 people living in Seattle, in 2009 there were 29.7 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on statistics from the FBI, there were 1667 robberies in 2006, 1522 in 2007 and 1612 in 2008.

Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. (UCR Definition)
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Robbery - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
1,792
Occurrences (per 10k)
29.7
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
1,612
Occurrences (per 10k)
27.0
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
1,522
Occurrences (per 10k)
26.0
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
1,667
Occurrences (per 10k)
28.6
Seattle, WA Property Crime Statistics
A property crime includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. In 2009, Seattle, Washington had 35090 property crimes. The population in 2009 for Seattle was 602,531 in 2009; the number of violent crimes per 10k persons was 582.4. Looking back at the previous three years in Seattle, Washington, you will see that there were 39532 property crimes in 2006, 33960 in 2007 and 32820 in 2008.

A property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The property crime category includes arson because the offense involves the destruction of property; however, arson victims may be subjected to force. Because of limited participation and varying collection procedures by local agencies, only limited data are available for arson. Arson statistics are included in trend, clearance, and arrest tables throughout Crime in the United States, but they are not included in any estimated volume data. The arson section in this report provides more information on that offense. (UCR Definition)
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Property Crime - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
35,090
Occurrences (per 10k)
582.4
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
32,820
Occurrences (per 10k)
548.8
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
33,960
Occurrences (per 10k)
580.4
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
39,532
Occurrences (per 10k)
677.2
Seattle, WA Burglary Statistics
The total known offenses of burglary in Seattle, Washington in 2009 was 6709. Burglary is part of the violent crimes category. Based on the known offenses and its population of 602,531 in 2009 in 2009, Seattle, Washington had 111.3 occurrences of burglary per 10k persons. In Seattle there were 7505 burglary offenses in 2006, 5986 in 2007, and 6503 in 2008.

Burglary is defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as a burglary. Burglary in the UCR program is categorized into three sub classifications: forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is used, and attempted forcible entry. (UCR Definition)

Did you know that a burglary occurs in the United States every 15 seconds? In 2008, there were 2.4 billion burglaries in just the U.S.A! Property loss due to burglary totaled $4.3 billion in 2008, with an average loss of $1,991 per occurrence. You may qualify for a FREE home security system; simply fill out the form on the top of this page to get a free, no-obligation quote and protect yourself from being part of these statistics.
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Burglary - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
6,709
Occurrences (per 10k)
111.3
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
6,503
Occurrences (per 10k)
108.7
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
5,986
Occurrences (per 10k)
102.3
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
7,505
Occurrences (per 10k)
128.6
Seattle, WA Larceny Statistics
Seattle, Washington had 25095 offenses of larceny-theft reported to the police in 2009. With 602,531 in 2009 people living in Seattle that year, there were 416.5 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on the statistics from the FBI, there were 23880 larceny-thefts in 2006, 22192 in 2007 and 22642 in 2008.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft) is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded. (UCR Definition)
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Larceny - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
25,095
Occurrences (per 10k)
416.5
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
22,642
Occurrences (per 10k)
378.6
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
22,192
Occurrences (per 10k)
379.3
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
23,880
Occurrences (per 10k)
409.1
Seattle, WA Motor Vehicle Crime Statistics
In 2009, Seattle, Washington law enforcement had 3286 motor vehicle thefts reported. With a population of 602,531 in 2009 in Seattle, there were 54.5 occurrences of motor vehicle theft per 10k persons. The total known offenses by law enforcement of this kind in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 8147, 5782 and 3675, respectively.

Motor vehicle theft is the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The offense includes the stealing of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc. The taking of a motor vehicle for temporary use by persons having lawful access is excluded from this definition. (UCR Definition)
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Motor Vehicle Crime - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
3,286
Occurrences (per 10k)
54.5
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
3,675
Occurrences (per 10k)
61.4
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
5,782
Occurrences (per 10k)
98.8
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
8,147
Occurrences (per 10k)
139.6
Seattle, WA Arson Statistics
The total known offenses of arson in Seattle in 2009 was 156. Seattle, Washington had 2.6 occurrences of arson per 10k persons in a population of 602,531 in 2009. In Seattle, Washington, the known offenses of arson were 235 in 2006, 183 in 2007, and 79 in 2008.

Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. (UCR Definition)
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Arson - Seattle, WA
Year
2009
Population
602,531
Occurrences
156
Occurrences (per 10k)
2.6
Year
2008
Population
598,077
Occurrences
79
Occurrences (per 10k)
1.3
Year
2007
Population
585,118
Occurrences
183
Occurrences (per 10k)
3.1
Year
2006
Population
583,772
Occurrences
235
Occurrences (per 10k)
4.0
*Disclaimer: Each year when the FBI crime statistics are published, we compile the rankings of cities and countries on our website. These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, or region. Because of this, these numbers sometimes lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents. SecurityGuide.com is not responsible for the accuracy or incompleteness of these figures.
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