Neighborhood overview
Chinatown, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for Chinatown in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Chinatown reports higher per-capita rates than Washington citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
387 / 100k local
vs Washington 295 / 100k citywide (+31%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+18%)
Property
5,800 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,273 / 100k citywide (+155%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+275%)
~19,673 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 (127 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (44% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 10 week-over-week (1 this week, 11 the week before).
- · property reports down 5 week-over-week (25 this week, 30 the week before).
- · Most reports in Chinatown occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 44% 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.