Neighborhood overview
Montlake/Portage Bay, Seattle
Recent police-feed safety data for Montlake/Portage Bay in Seattle, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Seattle police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Montlake/Portage Bay reports lower per-capita rates than Seattle citywide.
Violent (persons)
59 / 100k local
vs Seattle 811 / 100k citywide (-93%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-84%)
Property
2,730 / 100k local
vs Seattle 4,188 / 100k citywide (-35%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+41%)
~10,137 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~182 days · newest report Jul 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (23 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (39% of the window).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (4 this week, 6 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (0 this week, 2 the week before).
- · Most reports in Montlake/Portage Bay occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.