Homeless encampments & 311 reports in North Capitol Hill, Seattle
North Capitol Hill is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 5,052 residents across 0.4 sq mi.
North Capitol Hill has 103 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #16 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 6.4% of North Capitol Hill's blocks have at least one active encampment report — well above the 4.1% citywide average.
How North Capitol Hill compares
Open encampment reports · % of blocks affected, ranked against other Seattle neighborhoods.
Open homeless encampment reports
Every currently-open Unauthorized Encampment report in North Capitol Hill. Click a tent to see the address and date filed.
Example cleanups in North Capitol Hill
Click any photo to open the City of Seattle site journal PDF it was extracted from.
Look up a specific address in North Capitol Hill
The numbers above are aggregated across all of North Capitol Hill. To see what's reported on a specific block — including the nearest active encampments to a given address — search by address:
Search an address →Frequently asked questions about homelessness in North Capitol Hill
How many homeless encampments are reported in North Capitol Hill?
North Capitol Hill has 103 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 1224 encampment reports for the area.
What share of North Capitol Hill blocks have active homeless encampment reports?
6.4% of North Capitol Hill's 156 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.
Where are homeless encampments in North Capitol Hill concentrated?
The interactive map above plots every currently-open homeless encampment report in North Capitol Hill. Reports cluster along arterial corridors, parks, and freeway underpasses — click any tent marker to see the exact address and date filed.
How does North Capitol Hill compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?
North Capitol Hill ranks #16 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
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.