Neighborhood overview
Brightwood, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for Brightwood in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Brightwood reports close to Washington's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
238 / 100k local
vs Washington 295 / 100k citywide (-19%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-27%)
Property
2,796 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,273 / 100k citywide (+23%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+81%)
~17,284 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/23/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (57 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (53% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (13 this week, 13 the week before).
- · Most reports in Brightwood occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 53% 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.