Seattle is showing encouraging crime statistics as violent crime in the heart of the city has fallen to its lowest summer level since 2017, according to the data from the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA).
Between June and August 2025, officials reported that violent crime incidents in downtown Seattle dropped by 36% compared to the same period in 2024. This marks the lowest total for the summer months since 2017.
Downtown Seattle crime drops, economy rebounds
On the economic side, the DSA’s September 2025 dashboard revealed that downtown visitor numbers have bounced back to slightly above levels seen in September 2019.
Hotel room demand has returned to approximately 100% of 2019 levels. The number of occupied apartment units in downtown has grown to nearly 60,700, a roughly 20% increase compared with 2019…