Homeless encampments & 311 reports in Pioneer Square/International District, Seattle

Pioneer Square/International District is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 6,710 residents across 0.3 sq mi.

Pioneer Square/International District has 147 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #1 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 21.9% of Pioneer Square/International District's blocks have at least one active encampment report — more than double the 4.1% citywide average.

147
Active encampments
2273
Encampment reports, last year
22%
Blocks with active encampments

How Pioneer Square/International District compares

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

22% of 146 blocks in Pioneer Square/International District have at least one open encampment report
Among the most affected Ranked #1 of 53 Seattle neighborhoods · citywide average 4.1%

Open homeless encampment reports

Every currently-open Unauthorized Encampment report in Pioneer Square/International District. Click a tent to see the address and date filed.

293 encampment reports in the last 90 days (1.8% of citywide volume).

Example cleanups in Pioneer Square/International District

City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at s main st & 10th ave s, 2026-01-16 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2026-01-16 · s main st & 10th ave s
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at s main st & 10th ave s, 2025-09-03 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2025-09-03 · s main st & 10th ave s
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 4th ave & yesler way, 2023-12-20 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2023-12-20 · 4th ave & yesler way
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 4th ave & yesler way, 2023-11-13 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2023-11-13 · 4th ave & yesler way
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 4th ave & yesler way, 2023-10-27 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2023-10-27 · 4th ave & yesler way
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at 4th ave & yesler way, 2023-10-03 (Pioneer Square/International District)
2023-10-03 · 4th ave & yesler way

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

Look up a specific address in Pioneer Square/International District

The numbers above are aggregated across all of Pioneer Square/International District. 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 Pioneer Square/International District

How many homeless encampments are reported in Pioneer Square/International District?

Pioneer Square/International District has 147 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 2273 encampment reports for the area.

What share of Pioneer Square/International District blocks have active homeless encampment reports?

21.9% of Pioneer Square/International District's 146 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.

Where are homeless encampments in Pioneer Square/International District concentrated?

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

How does Pioneer Square/International District compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?

Pioneer Square/International District ranks #1 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

Downtown Commercial Core Duwamish/SODO First Hill Judkins Park North Beacon Hill/Jefferson Park

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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