Pioneer Square has the same major crime stats as Fremont + Wallingford
According to the Seattle Police Department, the Pioneer Square “west” neighborhood, which includes everything west of 2nd Avenue Extension (not including my side of the street) is on par with North Lake Union (Fremont/Wallingford) in terms of “major crimes” – 630-1718 total incidents per square mile, and is generally lower than the rest of downtown Seattle, which ranges from 1736-7876 total incidents psm.
Major crimes include Murder, Rape, Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Larceny/Auto theft.
This is due to several factors:
- Occidental Mall and 1st Avenue are generally very safe public areas
- The firehouse and its associated vehicles and activity is a strong deterrent (seen as analogous to a police station)
- Higher crime sub-area begins on east side of 2nd Ave Extension (again, my side of the street) and extends into International district area at Jackson St. (from Lazarus then east up Jackson beyond 5th)
- Width of 2nd Avenue Extension — 2nd Ave is one of the widest 1-way streets in downtown Seattle- keeps people congregating on one side, and focused on east side.
But let’s take a look at how the crime stats have changed from 2008 – 2009.
Pioneer Square’s Urban Village:
Keep in mind as you check out the stats that we want to see the Dispatch numbers (calls from 911) decrease and the OnView numbers (crimes caught directly by police) to increase. Or best case scenario, all of the numbers decrease (meaning not as much crime is even being committed).
I also wish that more people would be arrested and/or harassed for loitering — I believe it’s what leads to a lot of the other crime on 2nd Ave Ext S. Because when there are people standing in groups, it’s easy to target them to sell them drugs, and it’s also easy to stand there to sell drugs and not look as conspicuous.
Or maybe Utilikilts could offer them a killer deal — even if they continue loitering in a group, there’s no way people can be as intimidated when they’ve all got skirts on (sorry guys, but I really haven’t picked on you in a while).
*A key for what is included in different crime categories is listed at the end of this post
Urban Village 5am – 8pm
| Dispatched | OnView | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change 2008 – 2009 | % Change 2008 – 2009 | |
| Violent Crimes | -11% | -52% |
| Property Crimes | -14% | -62% |
| Civility Crimes | -10.5% | -47% |
| Domestic Violence | -14% | -48% |
| Traffic + Parking | +18% | -14% |
| Narcotics | -5% | -27% |
| Total | -8.8% | -43% |
Urban Village 8pm – 5am
| Dispatched | OnView | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change 2008 – 2009 | % Change 2008 – 2009 | |
| Violent Crimes | -17.5% | -49% |
| Property Crimes | -21.5% | -17% |
| Civility Crimes | -2% | +146% |
| Domestic Violence | +7% | +177% |
| Traffic + Parking | +110.5% | +93% |
| Narcotics | +57.5% | +93% |
| Total | +0.5% | +117.5% |
Pioneer Square’s Stadium Area:
Stadium Area 5am – 8pm
| Dispatched | OnView | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change 2008 – 2009 | % Change 2008 – 2009 | |
| Violent Crimes | +69% | -82% |
| Property Crimes | -37% | -74% |
| Civility Crimes | +7% | -41% |
| Domestic Violence | +150% | -100% |
| Traffic + Parking | -2% | +30% |
| Narcotics | -57% | 0% |
| Total | -7% | -28% |
Stadium Area 8pm – 5am
| Dispatched | OnView | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change 2008 – 2009 | % Change 2008 – 2009 | |
| Violent Crimes | +41% | -50% |
| Property Crimes | -10.5% | -69% |
| Civility Crimes | +66.5% | -48% |
| Domestic Violence | -17% | -100% |
| Traffic + Parking | -20.5% | +1.5% |
| Narcotics | 0% | 0% |
| Total | +30.5% | -32.5% |
Violent crimes includes – Homicide, Robbery, Rape,Sex Offense, Arson, Weapons and Assault
Property crimes includes – Burglary, Theft, Shoplift, Carprowl, Auto Theft, Fraud, Alarm and Property Damage
Civility includes – Trespass, Liquor, Detox, Prostitution, Mental, Assist Public, Premise, Park Exclusion, Warrant and Suspicous Circumstances