I don't live in Seattle, I live around 30 minutes north in Everett. I know there are neighborhoods in Seattle that are considered safer than others. I'll ask my dad tomorrow, he grew up there. Ballard came to my mind immediately, although, my sister who lives there recently had her car stolen right out of her driveway Luckily it was found a few days later. All in all, I think Ballard is a nice neighborhood (I think things like that happen just about anywhere nowadays ) I'll still check with my dad tomorrow and get his opinion. I'll also post some photos tomorrow since I should be getting to bed soon