Neighborhood overview

Columbia City, Seattle

Recent police-feed safety data for Columbia City in Seattle, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Seattle police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Columbia City reports lower per-capita rates than Seattle citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    278 / 100k local

    vs Seattle 630 / 100k citywide (-56%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-15%)

  • Property

    1,753 / 100k local

    vs Seattle 4,768 / 100k citywide (-63%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+13%)

~12,324 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 (33 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (30% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports down 5 week-over-week (2 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Columbia City occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 30% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.

Columbia City, Seattle safety overview · CommunitySafe