A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) crime report for 2024 was released in August, indicating the total amount of violent and petty crime within the United States.

Security.org released a study based on the FBI report, which calculated the best and worst cities’ crime statistics in 2024. Seattle ranked in the top five worst cities in two of the three categories provided, including total crime, violent crime, and property crime.

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Seattle’s total crime ranking

The study for total crime combined violent crimes such as murder, robbery, and assault, paired with property cri

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