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The Seattle crime rate is higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #179

Seattle, WA	2,836.76
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Seattle, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Seattle, WA	Count	26	154	1,567	2,254	7,099	28,036	5,514	79
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.9	23.2	236.2	339.8	1,070.1	4,226.0	831.2	11.9	2,877
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Seattle, WA	Count	19	153	1,601	1,985	7,384	24,189	4,310	90
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.0	23.8	249.1	308.8	1,148.7	3,763.0	670.5	14.0	2,697
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Seattle, WA	Count	23	119	1,421	2,183	6,523	21,852	3,556	77
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	226.7	348.2	1,040.6	3,485.9	567.3	12.3	2,514
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Seattle, WA	Count	20	100	1,418	2,126	6,807	21,585	3,400	84
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.2	16.2	229.4	343.9	1,101.1	3,491.5	550.0	13.6	2,516
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Seattle, WA	Count	19	96	1,429	1,971	6,449	23,284	3,453	126
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.1	15.5	230.4	317.8	1,039.8	3,754.3	556.8	20.3	2,525
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Seattle, WA	Count	22	102	1,792	1,945	6,709	25,095	3,286	156
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.7	16.9	297.4	322.8	1,113.5	4,164.9	545.4	25.9	2,780
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Seattle, WA	Count	29	126	1,612	1,680	6,503	22,642	3,675	79
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	21.1	269.5	280.9	1,087.3	3,785.8	614.5	13.2	2,661
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Seattle, WA	Count	24	90	1,522	2,031	5,986	22,192	5,782	183
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	4.1	15.4	260.1	347.1	1,023.0	3,792.7	988.2	31.3	2,831
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Seattle, WA	Count	30	129	1,667	2,326	7,505	23,880	8,147	235
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	22.1	285.6	398.4	1,285.6	4,090.6	1,395.6	40.3	3,380
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Seattle, WA	Count	25	138	1,607	2,339	6,761	27,147	9,563	217
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	4.3	23.8	277.4	403.8	1,167.3	4,686.9	1,651.0	37.5	3,587
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Seattle, WA	65.67
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Seattle, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Seattle, WA	Count	104	64	10	21	9	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	15.7	9.6	1.5	3.2	1.4	0.0	156
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Seattle, WA	Count	87	50	14	14	6	3
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	13.5	7.8	2.2	2.2	0.9	0.5	135
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Seattle, WA	Count	85	47	13	19	6	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	13.6	7.5	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	135
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Seattle, WA	Count	12	5	1	6	0	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	19
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Seattle, WA	Count	15	7	0	5	3	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	24
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Seattle, WA	Count	14	3	2	9	0	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.5	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	23
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Seattle, WA	Count	21	5	2	7	4	3
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.2	0.7	0.5	35
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Seattle, WA	Count	28	14	0	11	3	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.0	1.9	0.5	0.0	47
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Seattle, WA	Count	11	3	3	4	1	0
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.0	18
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Seattle, WA	2.42
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Seattle, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Seattle, WA	Count	1,889	1,323	566
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	284.7	199.4	85.3	2.42
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Seattle, WA	Count	1,864	1,294	570
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	290.0	201.3	88.7	2.46
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Seattle, WA	Count	1,801	1,289	512
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	287.3	205.6	81.7	2.46
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Seattle, WA	Count	1,804	1,305	499
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	291.8	211.1	80.7	2.51
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Seattle, WA	Count	1,861	1,344	517
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	300.1	216.7	83.4	2.58
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Seattle, WA	Count	1,857	1,351	506
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	308.2	224.2	84.0	2.66
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Seattle, WA	Count	1,825	1,318	507
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	305.1	220.4	84.8	2.63
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Seattle, WA	Count	1,775	1,273	502
	Seattle, WA	Per 100,000	303.4	217.6	85.8	2.60
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Seattle, WA	Count	1,746	1,276	470
2005	Seattle, WA	Count	1,762	1,281	481