Neighborhood overview

Chinatown, Washington

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

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Safety Index

Chinatown reports higher per-capita rates than Washington citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    392 / 100k local

    vs Washington 296 / 100k citywide (+32%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+20%)

  • Property

    5,800 / 100k local

    vs Washington 2,279 / 100k citywide (+154%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+275%)

~19,673 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/24/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (128 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (45% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 9 week-over-week (2 this week, 11 the week before).
  • · property reports down 7 week-over-week (24 this week, 31 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Chinatown occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 45% 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.