Homeless encampments & 311 reports in Rainier Beach, Seattle

Rainier Beach is one of Seattle's 53 Community Reporting Areas, with about 16,710 residents across 2.1 sq mi.

Rainier Beach has 55 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed with Seattle's 311 system — the #34 highest of Seattle's 53 neighborhoods. 2.2% of Rainier Beach's blocks have at least one active encampment report — below the 4.1% citywide average.

55
Active encampments
513
Encampment reports, last year
2%
Blocks with active encampments

How Rainier Beach compares

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

2% of 582 blocks in Rainier Beach have at least one open encampment report
Average impact Ranked #34 of 53 Seattle neighborhoods · citywide average 4.1%

Open homeless encampment reports

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

Only 111 encampment reports in the last 90 days — well below the citywide average.

Example cleanups in Rainier Beach

City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Beer Sheva Park, 2022-03-16 (Rainier Beach)
2022-03-16 · Beer Sheva Park
City of Seattle homeless encampment cleanup at Beer Sheva Park, 2018-04-05 (Rainier Beach)
2018-04-05 · Beer Sheva Park

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

Look up a specific address in Rainier Beach

The numbers above are aggregated across all of Rainier Beach. 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 Rainier Beach

How many homeless encampments are reported in Rainier Beach?

Rainier Beach has 55 currently-open homeless encampment reports filed via Seattle's 311 / Find It Fix It system. In the last 365 days, residents have filed 513 encampment reports for the area.

What share of Rainier Beach blocks have active homeless encampment reports?

2.2% of Rainier Beach's 582 blocks currently have at least one active homeless encampment report. The Seattle citywide average is 4.1%.

Where are homeless encampments in Rainier Beach concentrated?

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

How does Rainier Beach compare to other Seattle neighborhoods?

Rainier Beach ranks #34 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

Columbia City Seward Park South Beacon Hill/NewHolly

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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