Seattle Crime Rate Briefing Archive
Every monthly briefing Public Analyst.ai has published for Seattle, in reverse chronological order. Each entry preserves the narrative as written that month — anomalies, headline, and the chart that explained it. The data on the live city page is current; the data on each archived month is not.
2026
Greater Duwamish vandalism dropped alongside a 9% citywide decline.
Greater Duwamish vandalism held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume drifted 9% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Northwest theft from vehicle also flagged.
Northwest theft from vehicle dropped alongside a 9% citywide decline.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume drifted 9% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Northwest theft from vehicle kept falling as the city ran 10% lighter year-over-year.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume drifted 10% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Delridge other larceny climbed 27% above its multi-year baseline.
Delridge other larceny ran 27% above its multi-year baseline — 767 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 11% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Beacon Hill homicide also flagged.
Northwest theft from vehicle dropped alongside a 10% citywide decline.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume drifted 10% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Delridge other larceny climbed 36% above its multi-year baseline.
Delridge other larceny ran 36% above its multi-year baseline — 818 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 8% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Beacon Hill homicide also flagged.
Northwest theft from vehicle dropped alongside a 6% citywide decline.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume drifted 6% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Delridge other larceny climbed 36% above its multi-year baseline.
Delridge other larceny ran 36% above its multi-year baseline — 816 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume drifted 3% below the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Northwest theft from vehicle also flagged.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend through the month.
Northwest theft from vehicle held below trend, the month's biggest single signal. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Delridge other larceny climbed 32% above its multi-year baseline.
Delridge other larceny ran 32% above its multi-year baseline — 796 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. 47 flags across 20 neighborhoods this month.
A rare homicide flag surfaced in Central Area.
A rare homicide cluster surfaced in Central Area this month. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Delridge other larceny also flagged.
Cascade other larceny climbed 32% above its multi-year baseline.
Cascade other larceny ran 32% above its multi-year baseline — 564 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Northeast robbery also flagged.
Northeast robbery ran 84% above its multi-year baseline.
Northeast robbery ran 84% above its multi-year baseline — 80 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Rainier Valley other larceny also flagged.
Central Area other larceny climbed 39% above its multi-year baseline.
Central Area other larceny ran 39% above its multi-year baseline — 759 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Northeast robbery also flagged.
Northeast robbery ran 99% above its multi-year baseline.
Northeast robbery ran 99% above its multi-year baseline — 85 incidents in the trailing 12 months. Citywide volume sat roughly flat against the prior 12 months. Behind the headline: Central Area other larceny also flagged.