Neighborhood overview
Bitterlake, Seattle
Recent police-feed safety data for Bitterlake in Seattle, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Seattle police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Bitterlake reports close to Seattle's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
984 / 100k local
vs Seattle 630 / 100k citywide (+56%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+200%)
Property
5,241 / 100k local
vs Seattle 4,768 / 100k citywide (+10%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+239%)
~13,019 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~245 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (92 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (2 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (2 this week, 9 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 5 week-over-week (12 this week, 7 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.