Official Police Data · Recently reported
Seattle Crash Map and Recent Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in Seattle, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
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Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington.
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Recent Reported Crashes
latest: 2026-10-05
61
People Injured
in this sample
1
Fatalities
in this sample
6h
Refresh Cycle
source updates daily
Fatal / injury crash
Property damage / no injuries
Source: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT)
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· source: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by ArcGIS object id (OBJECTID); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
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Recorded Crashes, Page 20
5,000 records from 2026-05-04 to 2026-10-05, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-12T12:30 UTC.
| Date | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | GILMAN AVE W AND W EMERSON ST | 2 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-07 | M L KING JR ER WAY S AND S HOLLY ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-07 | 15TH AVE W BETWEEN W NEWTON ST AND W ARMORY WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehcile Struck Pedestrian |
| 2026-08-07 | GILMAN AVE W AND W EMERSON ST | 2 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-07 | 15TH AVE W BETWEEN W NEWTON ST AND W ARMORY WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehcile Struck Pedestrian |
| 2026-08-07 | M L KING JR ER WAY S AND S HOLLY ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-07 | GILMAN AVE W AND W EMERSON ST | 2 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-07 | 15TH AVE W BETWEEN W NEWTON ST AND W ARMORY WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehcile Struck Pedestrian |
| 2026-08-06 | LAKE PARK DR S BETWEEN SHORELAND DR S AND S MCCLELLAN ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | LAKE PARK DR S BETWEEN SHORELAND DR S AND S MCCLELLAN ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | LAKE PARK DR S BETWEEN SHORELAND DR S AND S MCCLELLAN ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | LAKE PARK DR S BETWEEN SHORELAND DR S AND S MCCLELLAN ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | FEDERAL AVE E BETWEEN E THOMAS ST AND E HARRISON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-06 | LAKE PARK DR S BETWEEN SHORELAND DR S AND S MCCLELLAN ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-06 | YALE AVE E AND E ROANOKE ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-08-05 | RAINIER AVE S BETWEEN 25TH AVE S AND S BAYVIEW ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-05 | RAINIER AVE S BETWEEN 25TH AVE S AND S BAYVIEW ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | RAINIER AVE S BETWEEN 25TH AVE S AND S BAYVIEW ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-05 | 22ND AVE BETWEEN E UNION ST AND E PINE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | RAINIER AVE S BETWEEN 25TH AVE S AND S BAYVIEW ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | 22ND AVE BETWEEN E UNION ST AND E PINE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | 22ND AVE BETWEEN E UNION ST AND E PINE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-08-05 | 22ND AVE BETWEEN E UNION ST AND E PINE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-08-05 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN VINE ST AND CEDAR ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-05 | 22ND AVE BETWEEN E UNION ST AND E PINE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-08-05 | RAINIER AVE S BETWEEN 25TH AVE S AND S BAYVIEW ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-04 | S VALE ST BETWEEN 12TH AVE S AND AIRPORT WAY S | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | 3RD AVE NW BETWEEN NW 90TH ST AND NW 92ND ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | AURORA AVE N AND N NORTHGATE WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | S VALE ST BETWEEN 12TH AVE S AND AIRPORT WAY S | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | AURORA AVE N AND N NORTHGATE WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-08-04 | 3RD AVE NW BETWEEN NW 90TH ST AND NW 92ND ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-08-04 | BOREN AVE AND VIRGINIA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
News reports · within 65 km
Accident news in and near Seattle
7 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.
| Date | Headline | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | I-5 reopens after deadly crash between semi and motorcycle in Seattle - KIRO 7 News Seattle | www.kiro7.com |
| 2026-10-13 | Deadly motorcycle, semi crash shuts down 3 lanes on northbound I-5 in Seattle - KOMO | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-30 | Collision between bicyclist and pedestrian near Kenmore Square | www.bostonglobe.com |
| 2026-09-30 | Did we just see a plane crash ?: Skydivers jump into action to assist authorities – KIRO 7 News Seattle | kiro7.com |
| 2026-09-24 | West Seattle Blog … | TRAFFIC ALERT : Flipped - car crash reported on 35th SW | westseattleblog.com |
| 2026-09-22 | 4 people hurt , 1 critically , when car plummets down embankment in Federal Way | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-17 | Semi crash on Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge jams southbound traffic - komonews.com | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-08 | Auburn school bus driver accused of crash due to diabetes, opiates | www.foxnews.com |
Questions
Seattle — FAQ
Where does the Seattle crash data come from?
Directly from official government open data: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT). Police-reported collisions are published on the open-data portal (typically with a short processing delay) and we re-read it every 6 hours. This is real police data, not news reports.
How many car accidents happen in Seattle?
In this latest sample of 150 police-reported crashes (2026-08-23 to 2026-10-05), 61 people were injured and 1 killed. Across the whole area, Seattle records thousands of reported collisions per year.
Is this map real-time?
No, but it is recent: police publish crash records to the open-data portal after a short processing delay (the newest record here is from 2026-10-05), and we re-read it every 6 hours. For life-threatening emergencies always call 911 — this page is informational.
What can the crash pattern explorer show?
It filters the official records from the last 365 days (up to 5,000 of the most recent) by period, severity, collision type and a circle drawn on the map, and charts them by week next to a full-year monthly total from the portal's own counts. It counts recorded crashes only: without traffic volumes it cannot say how risky a street is, so it never ranks streets as safe or dangerous.
Data: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT), updated 2026-10-05 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.