Neighborhood overview
South Columbia Heights, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for South Columbia Heights in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South Columbia Heights reports below Washington's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
291 / 100k local
vs Washington 296 / 100k citywide (-2%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-11%)
Property
1,250 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,279 / 100k citywide (-45%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-19%)
~10,345 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 (15 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (40% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 5 week-over-week (1 this week, 6 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Columbia Heights occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 40% 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.