The Seattle PI ran a story with stats on car prowls from June 2010 to the present, broken out by the Seattle Police Department beat map. For those of you unfamiliar with the map, Queen Anne falls into the West Precinct, and our beats are:
Q2 – Queen Anne north of Galer, portion of East Queen Anne west of 5th Ave N and north of Boston
Q3 – Queen Anne south of Galer to Denny Way (includes portion of Lower Queen Anne)
D1 – Lower Queen Anne and portion of East Queen Anne east of 5th Ave N, south of Boston, and north of Denny Way
With those boundaries outlined, here are the total car prowls since June 2010 and how they rank with other lucky “top” neighborhoods… And, note, many neighborhoods have multiple “beats” just as we do. Full city map provided for reference (and clickable for larger views).
1) M3 – Downtown – 1328
2) D1 – Queen Anne – 1188
3) K3 – SODO – 809
4) J2 – Ballard – 769
5) J1 – Green Lake – 788
6) E2 – Capitol Hill – 664
7) D3 – Downtown – 642
8) M2 – Downtown – 622
9) K1 – Downtown – 620
10) D2 – SLU – 605
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14) Q2 – Queen Anne – 536
19) Q1 – Magnolia – 470
27) Q3 – Queen Anne – 536
Overall, the really bad news is for those who live in D1, but Q2 is just a few spots outside of the top 10. Lucky Queen Anne residents who live in Q3 are outside of the top 25 (but, it’s still not good news).
Please note, these stats go back to June 2010, and per reader email and knowledge of the activity around my block, these may have spiked in recent months. Keep items out of sight (or even better, don’t keep anything of value in your car), and report prowls and break-ins. You can check out SPD’s prevention tips here.
Remember to report all crimes and suspicious activity to SPD by calling 911 or the non-emergency number (206.625.5011). If someone breaks into your car, but doesn’t take anything, still report it – this is how SPD builds their database of crime statistics. Car prowls can also be reported online.