Homeless encampments & 311 reports in Laurelhurst/Sand Point, Seattle

Laurelhurst/Sand Point is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 11,368 residents across 2.2 sq mi.

Laurelhurst/Sand Point has 10 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #42 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 1.1% of Laurelhurst/Sand Point's blocks have at least one active encampment report — well below the 4.1% citywide average.

10
Active encampments
343
Encampment reports, last year
1%
Blocks with active encampments

How Laurelhurst/Sand Point compares

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

1% of 450 blocks in Laurelhurst/Sand Point have at least one open encampment report
Below-average impact Ranked #42 of 53 Seattle neighborhoods · citywide average 4.1%

Open homeless encampment reports

Every currently-open Unauthorized Encampment report in Laurelhurst/Sand Point. Click a tent to see the address and date filed.

Only 48 encampment reports in the last 90 days — well below the citywide average.

Example cleanups in Laurelhurst/Sand Point

City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at magnuson park sw field & lot, 2025-03-03 (Laurelhurst/Sand Point)
2025-03-03 · magnuson park sw field & lot
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Magnuson Park, 2024-10-18 (Laurelhurst/Sand Point)
2024-10-18 · Magnuson Park
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Magnuson Park, 2022-10-14 (Laurelhurst/Sand Point)
2022-10-14 · Magnuson Park
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Magnuson Park, 2022-01-04 (Laurelhurst/Sand Point)
2022-01-04 · Magnuson Park

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

Look up a specific address in Laurelhurst/Sand Point

The numbers above are aggregated across all of Laurelhurst/Sand Point. 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 Laurelhurst/Sand Point

How many homeless encampments are reported in Laurelhurst/Sand Point?

Laurelhurst/Sand Point has 10 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 343 encampment reports for the area.

What share of Laurelhurst/Sand Point blocks have active homeless encampment reports?

1.1% of Laurelhurst/Sand Point's 450 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.

Where are homeless encampments in Laurelhurst/Sand Point concentrated?

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

How does Laurelhurst/Sand Point compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?

Laurelhurst/Sand Point ranks #42 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

Ravenna/Bryant University District Wedgwood/View Ridge

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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