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Seattle Crime Rate — July 2026

Delridge other larceny climbed 26% above its multi-year baseline.

Delridge other larceny is the sharpest single signal in Seattle this month, registering the one fresh above-trend move in an otherwise broadly declining briefing. There is no prior-month lead to displace — this is the first month Delridge other larceny has topped the rankings — and it stands out precisely because the surrounding context is so quiet.

Citywide volume is down 8.9% against the prior 12 months, 47,127 incidents versus 51,703. The anomaly mix tells the same story: 22 sustained-shift signals and 7 below-trend signals against just 1 above-trend move across 20 neighborhoods. Greater Duwamish vandalism and Northwest theft-from-vehicle both ran below trend, extending a pattern visible across much of the top five.

With 12 zero-event signals and the bulk of tracked categories moving in the same direction, July 2026 looks more like a structural check-in than a turning point. The Delridge other-larceny move is the one exception worth watching — whether it persists into August or reverts to the citywide trend is the single open question this briefing leaves.

FIG 1 · LEAD ANOMALYOTHER LARCENY · DELRIDGE · 24-MO COUNT
051102μ 64.7 · σ 11.1 · trailing 12-mo2024-082026-07ARCHIVED
Delridge other larceny, monthly count over 24 months ending in July 2026. The dashed line is the trailing-12-month mean for context. The final bar (highlighted) is July. Frozen view as published.

Sustained drops worth naming

No sustained-shift signals this month — every category sits within its trailing-year range.

How last month's forecasts performed

Forecasts for July were issued from data through June 2026. 6 of 10 citywide bucket forecasts (60%) landed inside their 95% prediction intervals.

CategoryPredictedActualErrorIn CI
Aggravated Assault315[269356]2889.4%INSIDE
Arson21[1131]8164.4%MISS
Burglary650[485814]46838.8%MISS
Homicide6[210]385.9%INSIDE
Motor Vehicle Theft465[323603]35232.1%INSIDE
Other Larceny957[7231166]86011.2%INSIDE
Robbery141[111172]10534.1%MISS
Sexual Assault59[4474]602.3%INSIDE
Theft from Vehicle957[6691221]84313.5%INSIDE
Vandalism590[495689]44831.6%MISS

Per-bucket coverage, MAPE, and bias across the full 12-month horizon live on the methodology page.

CITEPublic Analyst.ai, “July 2026Seattle,” archived snapshot.Permanent URL: /seattle/2026/july