Major crimes in the city and in the neighborhood, including robberies, are trending downward, according to 2010 numbers just released by the Seattle Police Department.
As of the end of 2010, Violent Crimes were down by 9% compared with 2009, led by a 20% decrease in robberies. Property Crimes were down by 5% across the City, with a slight increase only in vehicle thefts.
In Queen Anne the trends are pretty much the same. Here are some numbers for crime in the police precinct that most resembles the neighborhood (SPD divides Queen Anne into three beats–Q2, Q3 and D1).
Robberies: There were 36 robberies between the three beats in 2010, compared to 66 in 2009.
Burglaries: There were 352 assaults between the three beats in 2010, compared to 373 in 2009.
Car Theft: There were 227 car thefts between the three beats in 2010, compared to 203 in 2009.
Homicide: There were no homicides reported in any of the three beats in both 2010 and 2009.
Larceny: There were 1,539 larceny thefts between the three beats in 2010, compared to 2,056 in 2009.
Assault: There were 316 assaults between the three beats in 2010, compared to 373 in 2009.
To find more information about crime statistics in the neighborhood, check out SPD’s crime stats map, and general citywide crime data.
[Editor’s Note: these year totals were calculated by hand based off of SPD’s 2010 and 2009 crime statistics, which are divided by precinct and month.]