Neighborhood overview
Bitterlake, Seattle
Recent police-feed safety data for Bitterlake in Seattle, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Seattle police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Bitterlake reports below Seattle's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
797 / 100k local
vs Seattle 853 / 100k citywide (-7%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+110%)
Property
2,042 / 100k local
vs Seattle 4,045 / 100k citywide (-50%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+6%)
~20,130 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~182 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (107 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (46% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (7 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports down 5 week-over-week (5 this week, 10 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (11 this week, 16 the week before).
- · Most reports in Bitterlake occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 46% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.