Neighborhood overview

Ballard South, Seattle

Recent police-feed safety data for Ballard South 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

Ballard South reports higher per-capita rates than Seattle citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,121 / 100k local

    vs Seattle 630 / 100k citywide (+78%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+242%)

  • Property

    13,469 / 100k local

    vs Seattle 4,768 / 100k citywide (+182%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+770%)

~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 (200 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 9 week-over-week (1 this week, 10 the week before).
  • · property reports down 22 week-over-week (16 this week, 38 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 15 week-over-week (5 this week, 20 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Ballard South occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.

Ballard South, Seattle safety overview · CommunitySafe