Neighborhood overview
First Hill, Seattle
Recent police-feed safety data for First Hill in Seattle, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Seattle police open-data feed.
Safety Index
First Hill reports notably higher per-capita rates than Seattle citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
3,083 / 100k local
vs Seattle 630 / 100k citywide (+389%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+840%)
Property
19,559 / 100k local
vs Seattle 4,768 / 100k citywide (+310%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+1164%)
~7,297 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 (212 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (39% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 5 week-over-week (16 this week, 11 the week before).
- · property reports down 19 week-over-week (7 this week, 26 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 7 week-over-week (13 this week, 20 the week before).
- · Most reports in First Hill occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 39% 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.