Homeless encampments & 311 reports in Green Lake, Seattle

Green Lake is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 17,660 residents across 2.1 sq mi.

Green Lake has 441 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #12 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 8.6% of Green Lake's blocks have at least one active encampment report — well above the 4.1% citywide average.

441
Active encampments
3480
Encampment reports, last year
9%
Blocks with active encampments

How Green Lake compares

Open encampment reports · % of blocks affected, ranked against other Seattle neighborhoods.

9% of 602 blocks in Green Lake have at least one open encampment report
Above-average impact Ranked #12 of 53 Seattle neighborhoods · citywide average 4.1%

Open homeless encampment reports

Every currently-open Unauthorized Encampment report in Green Lake. Click a tent to see the address and date filed.

1153 encampment reports here in the last 90 days — about 6.9% of Seattle's total encampment reports.

Example cleanups in Green Lake

City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 5th ave ne & ne maple leaf pl vicinity (west of fence lines), 2026-04-21 (Green Lake)
2026-04-21 · 5th ave ne & ne maple leaf pl vicinity (west of fence lines)
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at nb i 5 off ramp & ne ravenna blvd, 2026-04-01 (Green Lake)
2026-04-01 · nb i 5 off ramp & ne ravenna blvd
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at ne ravenna blvd & ne 65th st, 2026-04-01 (Green Lake)
2026-04-01 · ne ravenna blvd & ne 65th st
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Greenlake Park Theatre 22, 2026-03-11 (Green Lake)
2026-03-11 · Greenlake Park Theatre 22
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 5851 W Green Lake Way N, Seattle WA 98103, 2026-02-18 (Green Lake)
2026-02-18 · 5851 W Green Lake Way N, Seattle WA 98103
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at ne ravenna blvd & ne 65th st, 2026-01-09 (Green Lake)
2026-01-09 · ne ravenna blvd & ne 65th st

Click any photo to open the City of Seattle site journal PDF it was extracted from.

Look up a specific address in Green Lake

The numbers above are aggregated across all of Green Lake. To see what's reported on a specific block — including the nearest active encampments to a given address — search by address:

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Frequently asked questions about homelessness in Green Lake

How many homeless encampments are reported in Green Lake?

Green Lake has 441 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 3480 encampment reports for the area.

What share of Green Lake blocks have active homeless encampment reports?

8.6% of Green Lake's 602 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.

Where are homeless encampments in Green Lake concentrated?

The interactive map above plots every currently-open homeless encampment report in Green Lake. Reports cluster along arterial corridors, parks, and freeway underpasses — click any tent marker to see the exact address and date filed.

How does Green Lake compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?

Green Lake ranks #12 out of 53 Seattle neighborhoods for the share of blocks with active homeless encampment reports. The most-affected neighborhood is Pioneer Square/International District (21.9%); the least-affected is Wedgwood/View Ridge (0.0%).

Where can I see official Seattle homeless encampment cleanup records?

The City of Seattle's Encampment Response Team publishes site journals (PDFs) after every cleanup. Each cleanup photo on this page links to the source journal from seattle.gov.

Nearby neighborhoods

Fremont Greenwood/Phinney Ridge Licton Springs Northgate/Maple Leaf Ravenna/Bryant University District Wallingford

Methodology

Data comes from Seattle's Customer Service Request system (Find It Fix It / 311). Each report is geocoded by the City to a Community Reporting Area; we aggregate by CRA(s) that match the named neighborhood. The "last 90 days" window is anchored to the most recent report date in the dataset. Photos are extracted from the City of Seattle's published Encampment Response Team site journals.

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