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The Seattle Police Department rolled out its updated Micro Community Policing Plans and crime data for each neighborhood. The agency released crime statistics from January through December 2018 for 58 Seattle "micro communities."
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Seattle's citywide stats, from January through December 2018: Homicide: 32 Rape: 267 Robbery: 1,691 Aggravated assault: 2,698 Arson: 102 Burglary: 8,014 Theft: 26,509 Car theft: 3,999 Now see the numbers and priorities for your neighborhood. If you want to figure out which "micro community" you live in, enter your address at this link.
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Alaska Junction Homicide: 1 Rape: 4 Robbery: 15 Aggravated assault: 24 Arson: 2 Burglary: 162 Theft: 450 Vehicle theft: 92 SPD's micro-community priorities: Address issues associated with homelessness by enforcing parks' hours, offering services and enforcing trespassing laws; develop persistent offender database for auto theft, burglary and car prowls; ensure safety in Alaska/California Junction by enforcing state Liquor and Cannabis Board laws and maintaining foot and bicycle patrols.
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Alki Homicide: 1 Rape: 0 Robbery: 2 Aggravated assault: 12 Arson: 1 Burglary: 44 Theft: 87 Vehicle theft: 33
SPD's micro-community priorities: Staff area with a full bike team; establish emphasis patrol; develop a weekly report on property crime and maintain a persistent property crime offender database; address unsafe driving and parking along Alki Avenue Southwest and surrounding area.
Ballard North Homicide: 0 Rape: 7 Robbery: 14 Aggravated assault: 36 Arson: 1 Burglary: 273 Theft: 588 Vehicle theft: 93 SPD's micro-community priorities: Maintain burglary enforcement and perform community outreach regarding commercial and home security measures; educate community about car and RV camping; enforce parking laws; deploy emphasis patrols in high-narcotic areas; schedule narcotics operations
Ballard South Homicide: 2 Rape: 7 Robbery: 41 Aggravated assault: 73 Arson: 1 Burglary: 329 Theft: 1,070 Vehicle theft: 167 SPD's micro-community priorities: Continue making burglary and car prowl arrests; educate community and campers about RV camping; deploy emphasis patrols to ensure safety in area parks; monitor unsanctioned encampments; collaborate with the city in cleaning up after negligent campers.
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Belltown Homicide: 1 Rape: 5 Robbery: 27 Aggravated assault: 74 Arson: 2 Burglary: 156 Theft: 886 Vehicle theft: 26 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use data analysis to pinpoint car prowl hot spots; perform buy-and-busts in high narcotic areas; clean up after homeless camps with other city and state agencies.
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Bitter Lake Homicide: 0 Rape: 8 Robbery: 32 Aggravated assault: 49 Arson: 0 Burglary: 179 Theft: 411 Vehicle theft: 79 SPD's micro-community priorities: Continue burglary and car prowl arrests; educate community on property and car security; deploy emphasis patrols in high-narcotic areas; enlist state Department of Corrections to round up offenders for DOC violations.
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Brighton/Dunlap Homicide: 3 Rape: 4 Robbery: 31 Aggravated assault: 53 Arson: 2 Burglary: 82 Theft: 152 Vehicle theft: 101 SPD's micro-community priorities: Curb gun violence with high visibility in vulnerable areas; work with city agencies and local businesses to remove hiding spots for robbers; develop weekly analysis of ongoing robbery events and frequency maps.
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Capitol Hill Homicide: 1 Rape: 28 Robbery: 129 Aggravated assault: 217 Arson: 7 Burglary: 478 Theft: 1,258 Vehicle theft: 144 SPD's micro-community priorities: Conduct high-visibility patrols in frequented graffiti spots; report illegal dumping to Seattle Public Utilities; ensure people suffering mental crises have a case manager; train all East Precinct officers in de-escalation tactics; identify problem parking areas with Parking Enforcement, local businesses and the city Department of Transportation.
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Central Area/Squire Park Homicide: 0 Rape: 5 Robbery: 55 Aggravated assault: 81 Arson: 1 Burglary: 171 Theft: 438 Vehicle theft: 77 SPD's micro-community priorities: Increase visibility in car prowl, shooting and gang hot spots; document and report littering and illegal dumping; use data to focus on high-burglary areas.
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Claremont/Rainier Vista Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 14 Aggravated assault: 28 Arson: 0 Burglary: 39 Theft: 117 Vehicle theft: 39 SPD's micro-community priorities: Place officers in schools to deter youth fighting and intimidation; deploy bike officers to schools during lunch and after school; speak in schools about violence.
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Columbia City Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 7 Aggravated assault: 16 Arson: 0 Burglary: 61 Theft: 131 Vehicle theft: 44 SPD's micro-community priorities: Distribute pamphlets in high car prowl areas; perform robbery emphasis and eliminate hiding spots.
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Commercial Duwamish Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 0 Aggravated assault: 1 Arson: 0 Burglary: 6 Theft: 21 Vehicle theft: 8
SPD's micro-community priorities: n/a
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Commercial Harbor Island Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 0 Aggravated assault: 2 Arson: 0 Burglary: 6 Theft: 5 Vehicle theft: 5 SPD's micro-community priorities: n/a
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Downtown Commercial Homicide: 2 Rape: 19 Robbery: 272 Aggravated assault: 276 Arson: 6 Burglary: 312 Theft: 2,933 Vehicle theft: 73 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use emphasis patrols to address "civility issues" such as illegal vending; track reports of suspicious people or gatherings that might be involved in drug dealing; pinpoint car prowl hot spots and use a combination of marked and unmarked units to apprehend suspects; conduct buy-and-bust operations; help clean up homeless camps.
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Eastlake - East Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 1 Aggravated assault: 1 Arson: 0 Burglary: 11 Theft: 31 Vehicle theft: 7 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify and detain known car theft suspects; locate problematic roadways for traffic enforcement and enlist SDOT for road improvements; direct patrols to high car-prowl areas; collaborate with Parking Enforcement on signage issues and enforce parking infractions; identify active burglars.
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Eastlake - West Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 4 Aggravated assault: 5 Arson: 0 Burglary: 70 Theft: 129 Vehicle theft: 36 SPD's micro-community priorities: Continue outreach efforts to homeless residents; conduct targeted traffic enforcement emphases; conduct targeted car prowl patrols.
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Fauntleroy Southwest Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 1 Aggravated assault: 8 Arson: 1 Burglary: 40 Theft: 134 Vehicle theft: 29 SPD's micro-community priorities: Curb homeless loitering by enforcing park hours and directing people to services; deploy emphasis patrols to Lincoln Park to address juvenile drinking, car prowls and drug use; work to strengthen noise ordinances to address motorcycle noise from early morning ferry; develop persistent offender databases for property crime offenders.
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First Hill Homicide: 0 Rape: 12 Robbery: 35 Aggravated assault: 123 Arson: 9 Burglary: 210 Theft: 495 Vehicle theft: 70 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify problem areas for littering and dumping; curb loitering by informing businesses on SPD's Trespass Warning Program; communicate with crisis clinic about mental health crises; identify problem parking areas and issues with signage and zoning; deploy foot beat patrols during nightlife hours.
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Fremont Homicide: 0 Rape: 4 Robbery: 8 Aggravated assault: 32 Arson: 3 Burglary: 305 Theft: 734 Vehicle theft: 121
SPD's micro-community priorities: Continue to make car prowl and burglary arrests; increase visibility in criminal hot spots.
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Genesee Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 8 Aggravated assault: 9 Arson: 0 Burglary: 13 Theft: 54 Vehicle theft: 13 SPD's micro-community priorities: Increase visibility in areas susceptible to shootings; increase traffic enforcement to curb speeding; conduct robbery-emphasis patrols.
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Georgetown Homicide: 0 Rape: 3 Robbery: 21 Aggravated assault: 41 Arson: 0 Burglary: 118 Theft: 353 Vehicle theft: 96 SPD's micro-community priorities: Coordinate with metal recyclers to curb metal thefts; conduct high-visibility patrols in areas frequented by prostitutes; coordinate with city and state agencies to address unauthorized homeless encampments.
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Greenwood Homicide: 0 Rape: 2 Robbery: 24 Aggravated assault: 58 Arson: 2 Burglary: 186 Theft: 523 Vehicle theft: 109 SPD's micro-community priorities: Follow up on burglary investigations; educate people on and enforce car camping laws; increase visibility in car prowl hot spots; increase visibility in parks to curb public drug use; conduct vice operations to crack down on prostitution; educate prostitutes on intervention services.
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High Point Homicide: 0 Rape: 2 Robbery: 9 Aggravated assault: 37 Arson: 2 Burglary: 34 Theft: 146 Vehicle theft: 44 SPD's micro-community priorities: Curb homeless loitering by enforcing parks hours and trespassing laws; work with city agencies to refer homeless residents to services; maintain visibility in parks to cut vandalism and loitering; maintain persistent offender database for property crimes; conduct premise checks at 35th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Morgan Street to curtail criminal activity.
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Highland Park Homicide: 1 Rape: 2 Robbery: 8 Aggravated assault: 36 Arson: 1 Burglary: 113 Theft: 272 Vehicle theft: 109 SPD's micro-community priorities: Collaborate with other city agencies to curtail drug use in area parks; maintain persistent offender database for property crimes; develop weekly report on auto theft and recovery hot spots; patrol school areas and watch for traffic and speeding hazards.
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Hillman City Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 13 Aggravated assault: 12 Arson: 0 Burglary: 28 Theft: 61 Vehicle theft: 22 SPD's micro-community priorities: Curb street robberies by removing hiding spots such as overgrown trees and shrubs; weekly reports on robbery events; public education on how to curb car prowls and burglaries.
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Chinatown/International District Homicide: 1 Rape: 7 Robbery: 82 Aggravated assault: 97 Arson: 0 Burglary: 153 Theft: 1,151 Vehicle theft: 49 SPD's micro-community priorities: Collaborate with businesses to curtail aggressive panhandling; work with local businesses to identify drug sale hot spots; conduct high-visibility patrols; identify and document graffiti and littering.
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Judkins Park/North Beacon Hill Homicide: 1 Rape: 1 Robbery: 7 Aggravated assault: 39 Arson: 0 Burglary: 83 Theft: 199 Vehicle theft: 39 SPD's micro-community priorities: Deploy patrols and premise checks to high car-theft areas; detain known car prowlers; collaborate with Department of Corrections and SPD Gang Unit to identify and track gang members; use data to focus efforts on burglary hot spots.
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Lake City Homicide: 1 Rape: 6 Robbery: 44 Aggravated assault: 83 Arson: 2 Burglary: 232 Theft: 543 Vehicle theft: 119 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use increased patrols and community outreach to curtail burglaries; work with business owners and residents on graffiti issues and garbage removal; employ outreach to Nathan Hale High School regarding students' lunchtime behavior; board up vacant buildings and enforce trespassing laws.
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Lakewood/Seward Park Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 3 Aggravated assault: 7 Arson: 2 Burglary: 38 Theft: 123 Vehicle theft: 36 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use bike patrols to address disturbances at park; educate public on protecting property against burglary; offer education regarding door-to-door solicitors.
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Madison Park Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 1 Aggravated assault: 3 Arson: 0 Burglary: 35 Theft: 73 Vehicle theft: 10 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify and locate auto theft suspects; offer car prowl prevention tips to community; identify problem parking areas; identify known burglars and engage in high-visibility patrolling.
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Madrona/Leschi Homicide: 1 Rape: 5 Robbery: 14 Aggravated assault: 39 Arson: 1 Burglary: 63 Theft: 284 Vehicle theft: 47 SPD's micro-community priorities: Track known gang members and patrol in criminal hot spots; conduct high visibility patrolling and track suspects in areas prone to gun violence; identify and track burglary and theft suspects.
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Magnolia Homicide: 0 Rape: 3 Robbery: 17 Aggravated assault: 30 Arson: 2 Burglary: 190 Theft: 462 Vehicle theft: 72 SPD's micro-community priorities: Work with city agencies to curb illegal camping on city property; report crime-trend information on social media; improve signage to curtail RV and car camping on residential streets and in industrial areas.
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Mid Beacon Hill Homicide: 0 Rape: 2 Robbery: 15 Aggravated assault: 29 Arson: 0 Burglary: 93 Theft: 166 Vehicle theft: 95 SPD's micro-community priorities: Educate the public regarding panhandling; monitor areas prone to gun violence and share intelligence with other units; provide weekly analysis on street robberies.
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Miller Park Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 7 Aggravated assault: 13 Arson: 1 Burglary: 52 Theft: 140 Vehicle theft: 31 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify and detain known car prowlers and vehicle thieves; collaborate with Parking Enforcement to address parking issues.
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Montlake/Portage Bay Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 6 Aggravated assault: 2 Arson: 0 Burglary: 50 Theft: 199 Vehicle theft: 16 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify and locate auto theft suspects; improve bicycle safety through enforcement and possible roadway improvements; use best practices while investigating car prowls and burglaries.
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Morgan Junction Homicide: 1 Rape: 0 Robbery: 6 Aggravated assault: 7 Arson: 3 Burglary: 76 Theft: 277 Vehicle theft: 65 SPD's micro-community priorities: Coordinate with other agencies to help the homeless population; patrol parks in the area; use alcohol detoxification and treatment services; collaborate with city agencies to curb issues in parks, such as juvenile drinking, drug activity, loitering, fireworks and "other lewd behavior."
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Mount Baker Homicide: 0 Rape: 3 Robbery: 43 Aggravated assault: 42 Arson: 1 Burglary: 98 Theft: 414 Vehicle theft: 67 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use patrols and enforcement to curb disruptive beach activities, public drinking and marijuana smoking; collaborate with other units to address gun violence.
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New Holly Homicide: 0 Rape: 3 Robbery: 11 Aggravated assault: 18 Arson: 1 Burglary: 21 Theft: 90 Vehicle theft: 46 SPD's micro-community priorities: Provide education in high car-prowl and burglary areas; conduct emphases in areas prone to gun violence and street robberies; deploy foot beat in and around King Plaza and light rail.
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North Admiral Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 13 Aggravated assault: 15 Arson: 1 Burglary: 83 Theft: 257 Vehicle theft: 62 SPD's micro-community priorities: Deploy enforcement at Hamilton Viewpoint Park to curb juvenile drinking, reckless driving and loitering; work with city agencies to address homelessness; develop weekly reports and persistent offender databases for property crimes; collaborate with SDOT and the City Attorney on speeding and traffic concerns on California Avenue.
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North Beacon Hill Homicide: 1 Rape: 5 Robbery: 37 Aggravated assault: 49 Arson: 1 Burglary: 128 Theft: 372 Vehicle theft: 113 SPD's micro-community priorities: High-visibility patrols in areas with narcotic activity; increased speeding enforcement; track street robberies and remove hiding spots.
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North Delridge Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 7 Aggravated assault: 25 Arson: 0 Burglary: 70 Theft: 140 Vehicle theft: 57 SPD's micro-community priorities: Patrol homeless camp areas and enforce parks hours; collaborate with city agencies to crack down on nuisance properties and associated drug activity or abandoned vehicles; track property crimes and their suspects; work with businesses and block watches to curb violent crime.
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Northgate Homicide: 1 Rape: 18 Robbery: 137 Aggravated assault: 129 Arson: 1 Burglary: 323 Theft: 1,588 Vehicle theft: 216 SPD's micro-community priorities: Deploy patrol vehicle with automatic license plate reader on all shifts; increase police visibility; enforce RV camping and unsanctioned encampment laws; use speed limit warning sign in problem areas; work with county to ensure pedestrians have safe access to bus stops.
Phinney Ridge Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 4 Aggravated assault: 6 Arson: 3 Burglary: 93 Theft: 276 Vehicle theft: 46 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use public education visible patrols to crack down on car thefts, burglaries and car prowls; monitor unsanctioned encampments.
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Pigeon Point Homicide: 0 Rape: 0 Robbery: 0 Aggravated assault: 3 Arson: 0 Burglary: 13 Theft: 28 Vehicle theft: 18 SPD's micro-community priorities: Identify patterns of littering and dumping; monitor and report property crime patterns; use automated license plate readers for car thefts; enforce speeding and erratic driving laws around the Pathfinder School; conduct premise checks at transient camps and greenbelt areas; work with city agencies, residents and businesses to curb violent crime.
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Pioneer Square Homicide: 1 Rape: 4 Robbery: 38 Aggravated assault: 101 Arson: 2 Burglary: 40 Theft: 391 Vehicle theft: 14 SPD's micro-community priorities: Work with community members to address ongoing crime at Fortson Square and Second Avenue Extension South and South Washington Street; divert chronic drug offenders to social services; increase police presence in neighborhood; clean up homeless camps; conduct buy-and-busts to curb drug sales.
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Queen Anne Homicide: 2 Rape: 5 Robbery: 43 Aggravated assault: 83 Arson: 4 Burglary: 612 Theft: 1,486 Vehicle theft: 190 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use social media to educate residents about burglaries and car thefts; use data to analyze theft and car prowl trends; clean up homeless camps.
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Rainier Beach Homicide: 1 Rape: 2 Robbery: 47 Aggravated assault: 56 Arson: 3 Burglary: 60 Theft: 189 Vehicle theft: 54 SPD's micro-community priorities: Maintain active presence in areas most affected by gun violence; use several units to crack down on street-level drug dealing; work with businesses to curtail street robberies and track robbery trends; collaborate with youth-oriented groups to curb youth violence.
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Rainier View Homicide: 0 Rape: 1 Robbery: 8 Aggravated assault: 23 Arson: 1 Burglary: 97 Theft: 200 Vehicle theft: 75 SPD's micro-community priorities: Deploy emphases to areas ravaged by gun violence; track data on street robberies and help businesses remove hiding spots.
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Roosevelt/Ravenna Homicide: Rape: 7 Robbery: 58 Aggravated assault: 52 Arson: 3 Burglary: 349 Theft: 1,203 Vehicle theft: 145 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use automatic license plate readers on all shifts; improve visibility to curb property crime; educate public about car camping and transient encampment laws and their constraints; deploy emphasis patrols in parks, especially during warmer weather.
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Roxhill/Westwood/Arbor Heights Homicide: 0 Rape: 2 Robbery: 30 Aggravated assault: 32 Arson: 1 Burglary: 94 Theft: 424 Vehicle theft: 103 SPD's micro-community priorities: Provide traffic enforcement along Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Barton Street; conduct checks at homeless encampments; maintain databases on property crime offenders and incidents; establish regular patrols at Roxhill Park; conduct premise checks at Westwood Village, namely the Rapid Ride bus stop.
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Sand Point Homicide: 0 Rape: 3 Robbery: 20 Aggravated assault: 30 Arson: 1 Burglary: 183 Theft: 522 Vehicle theft: 66 SPD's micro-community priorities: Offer community outreach on burglary and car prowl prevention; deploy emphasis patrols in high-narcotic areas; educate community and schools on pedestrian and bicycle safety.
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South Lake Union/Cascade Homicide: 0 Rape: 6 Robbery: 76 Aggravated assault: 115 Arson: 10 Burglary: 340 Theft: 1,145 Vehicle theft: 66 SPD's micro-community priorities: Work with Seattle City Light in improving lighting at night; perform buy-and-busts to curb narcotic activity; monitor vacant properties and increase presence in Cascade Park area to address homeless safety and squatting; encourage those involved in drugs to access shelter and rehabilitation services; enforce low-level offenses, such as liquor and camping rules.
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Sodo Homicide: 3 Rape: 2 Robbery: 41 Aggravated assault: 76 Arson: 7 Burglary: 100 Theft: 651 Vehicle theft: 78 SPD's micro-community priorities: Clamp down on commercial burglaries; use patrolling to curb drug use, drug dealing and public drinking and urination; patrol sporting events for vandalism, urination and littering.
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South Beacon Hill Homicide: 0 Rape: 2 Robbery: 5 Aggravated assault: 12 Arson: 0 Burglary: 39 Theft: 67 Vehicle theft: 24 SPD's micro-community priorities: Monitor Benefit Park for "occasional negative behavior;" employ block watches to educate public about home security and burglary prevention.
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South Park Homicide: 2 Rape: 1 Robbery: 9 Aggravated assault: 39 Arson: 0 Burglary: 100 Theft: 130 Vehicle theft: 74 SPD's micro-community priorities: Work with city agencies to crack down on drug houses; continue active patrolling at 12th Avenue South and South Donovan Street; seek grants to clean up areas of concern; track and report property crime statistics; work with others in designing building walls and surfaces not conducive to graffiti and vandalism; clean graffiti and trash with city and private services; patrol parks and Duwamish Trail.
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University District Homicide: 1 Rape: 10 Robbery: 56 Aggravated assault: 88 Arson: 6 Burglary: 441 Theft: 1,002 Vehicle theft: 148 SPD's micro-community priorities: Educate community about homeless encampment laws and their limits; patrol and monitor homeless camps; deploy emphasis patrols in open air drug sales areas; perform buy-and-bust operations; work with Sheriff's Office and University of Washington PD to curb street robberies; use speed warning signs in problem areas.
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Wallingford Homicide: 1 Rape: 2 Robbery: 11 Aggravated assault: 25 Arson: 2 Burglary: 197 Theft: 583 Vehicle theft: 74 SPD's micro-community priorities: Use patrols and public education to curb burglaries; educate car campers on city parking laws; clean up after negligent campers; deploy emphasis patrols at local parks.
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Seattle's total reported crime numbers rose at about the same rate its population did last year, according to data from the city.
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In 2018 the city had the second highest number of reported crimes in a year since they started recording it by neighborhood in 2008. Parsed between "personal" and "property" crimes, there were 43,312 reported.
There was a 2.14 percent increase from 2017 to 2018; by comparison, between 2016 and 2017 crime reports saw a decrease of 0.4 percent. Seattle's population rose by almost 2.3 percent, according to population estimates by the city.
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The list of personal crime included four types: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime also had four crimes, including theft, arson, burglary and theft of motor vehicles.
Between the two categories, personal crime had the biggest increase, a second-highest rate of 8.13 percent. Reports of homicide, rape and aggravated assault all had the highest numbers since the data started in 2008.
The property crime rate remained relatively stable with an increase of 1.41 percent, but arson had a 36.27 percent decrease, the highest out of any crime.
The only year between 2008 and 2018 to record higher numbers that last year was 2014. The total number of reported crimes was 44,512, a 9.17 percent increase from 2013. Since then, two years -- 2015 and 2017 -- had decreases from the year before. The highest increase since 2014 was 2.2 percent in 2016.
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Curious about your own neighborhood? Specific data is available in an interactive map here . Unsure in which of the almost 60 neighborhoods included you live in? The big names are there like Queen Anne and North Admiral, but what if your house is right on the edge of Hillman City? This link will tell you where the data for your address is.
The Seattle Police Department introduced its interactive map in 2016, along with a website for its Micro Community Policing Plans (MCPPs). Micro-policing in Seattle involved developing plans for individual neighborhoods based on perceived needs gathered from crime data. It was a priority of former-Chief Kathleen O'Toole when she took over in 2014.