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Seattle Crime Rate — May 2026

Delridge other larceny climbed 25% above its multi-year baseline.

Delridge other larceny is the sharpest signal in Seattle this month — a fresh spike with no prior run at the top of the rankings. With no recurring lead in the backdrop, this is a clean break: one neighborhood, one category, newly elevated above the rest of the month's movement.

Citywide volume is down 8.9% against the prior 12 months — 47,771 incidents against 52,427. The mix leans heavily toward sustained declines and quiet periods: 20 sustained-shift signals and 12 zero-event signals against a single spike. Northwest theft from vehicle and Rainier Valley robbery both ran below trend, while Magnolia arson registered a streak break — a category that had been holding a pattern now moving off it.

The structural direction in Seattle continues to be downward. One spike in 43 total signals across 20 neighborhoods is a thin read for any reversal. Delridge is worth watching for follow-through next month, but the broader picture this briefing is a city where most tracked categories are either flat or below their multi-year baselines.

FIG 1 · LEAD ANOMALYOTHER LARCENY · DELRIDGE · 24-MO COUNT
051102μ 63.3 · σ 9.6 · trailing 12-mo2024-062026-05ARCHIVED
Delridge other larceny, monthly count over 24 months ending in May 2026. The dashed line is the trailing-12-month mean for context. The final bar (highlighted) is May. 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 May were issued from data through April 2026. 10 of 10 citywide bucket forecasts (100%) landed inside their 95% prediction intervals.

CategoryPredictedActualErrorIn CI
Aggravated Assault296[253339]25914.3%INSIDE
Arson16[527]160.6%INSIDE
Burglary676[509829]58415.7%INSIDE
Homicide5[19]624.2%INSIDE
Motor Vehicle Theft402[264536]4091.7%INSIDE
Other Larceny868[6471079]100313.5%INSIDE
Robbery126[94158]14915.3%INSIDE
Sexual Assault52[3867]554.8%INSIDE
Theft from Vehicle960[6971216]9943.4%INSIDE
Vandalism569[471664]50412.9%INSIDE

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

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