South King County incident reports
Police calls, crime reports and fire responses for Auburn, Burien, SeaTac, White Center, Covington, Maple Valley and unincorporated King County: this week's counts by category and by place, compared with the week before, plus recent incidents in local news.
SOUTH KINGUpdated Data through 2 sources
South King County vandalism reports rise 30% to 35 in week ending Oct 6
Auburn Police Department and the King County Sheriff's Office recorded 35 vandalism reports in South King County in Sep 30–Oct 6, 2026, up 30% from 27 the week before — the week's largest count and biggest percentage move. Both agencies report incident counts, not calls. Shoplifting reports, from the King County Sheriff's Office, fell to 7 from 11, and theft from buildings dropped to 3 from 6. Burglary reports were 5, down from 6, and trespass or prowler reports were 9, down from 11.
For retail centers, a 30% rise in vandalism reports alongside continued shoplifting points to ongoing after-hours damage to storefronts and parking areas. Offices and industrial sites get more from security patrol rounds and consistent incident reporting than from one-off repairs, because repeat damage at the same address is what drives ongoing cost. On construction and job sites, camera monitoring covers perimeters and equipment yards during the hours when nobody is on site.
Auburn recorded 17 tracked records, the most in the region, followed by Burien with 15 and unincorporated King County with 11; Covington and SeaTac each recorded 5. In local news, a person was stabbed in a possible domestic violence incident in Burien.
This week
current period prior period
Burglary
reports5 reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026
vs 6 · last 7 days vs prior 7
Shoplifting
reports7 reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026
vs 11 · last 7 days vs prior 7
Theft from buildings
reports3 reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026
vs 6 · last 7 days vs prior 7
Vandalism
reports35 reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026up 30%
vs 27 · last 7 days vs prior 7
Trespass / prowler
reports9 reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026
vs 11 · last 7 days vs prior 7
By place
| Place | Burglaryreports | Shopliftingreports | Theft from buildingsreports | Vandalismreports | Trespass / prowlerreports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 4 versus 5 | No data | No data | 8 versus 7 | 5 versus 3 |
| Burien | <3 versus 0 | 6 versus 8 | <3 versus 0 | 5 versus 7 | 4 versus 4 |
| Unincorporated King County | No data | No data | <3 versus 3 | 11 versus 4 | 0 versus <3 |
| Covington | No data | 0 versus <3 | 0 versus <3 | 5 versus <3 | No data |
| SeaTac | 0 versus <3 | No data | No data | 5 versus 5 | No data |
| White Center | 0 versus 0 | No data | <3 versus <3 | <3 versus <3 | 0 versus <3 |
| Maple Valley | No data | <3 versus <3 | No data | 0 versus <3 | 0 versus <3 |
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In the news
Last 48 hours
Nothing new in the last 48 hours.
Last 7 days
Person stabbed in possible domestic violence incident in Burien
A person was stabbed in a possible domestic violence incident in Burien, and a suspect is in custody, according to police.
Source: KING 5 (opens in a new tab)
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Data sources
| Agency | Dataset | Type | Updates | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Police Department | Police reports (opens in a new tab) | reports | Daily | |
| King County Sheriff's Office | Incident reports (opens in a new tab) | reports | Daily |
South King County: questions this week
What property crimes were reported most in South King County this week?
Vandalism: 35 reports (Auburn Police Department and King County Sheriff's Office, Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026). Trespass / prowler: 9 reports (Auburn Police Department and King County Sheriff's Office, Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026). Shoplifting: 7 reports (King County Sheriff's Office, Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026).
Is shoplifting going up or down in South King County?
Counts are too small for a percentage change. King County Sheriff's Office logged 7 shoplifting reports in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026, against 11 the period before.
Which places had the most reported incidents this week?
Auburn (17), Burien (15), Unincorporated King County (11), counting records across the tracked categories in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026.
What incidents were in the local news in South King County this week?
Person stabbed in possible domestic violence incident in Burien (KING 5, Oct 8, 2026).
When was the South King County incident report last updated?
Oct 10, 2026, 16:18 PT, with data through Oct 6, 2026, from 2 sources: Auburn Police Department, King County Sheriff's Office.
Metrics
- Commercial burglary
- Burglary at a business or other non-residential property.
- Burglary
- Burglary at any premises, residential included.
- Shoplifting
- Theft of merchandise from an open store.
- Theft from buildings
- Theft from inside a building or at a business premises.
- Vandalism
- Damage to or destruction of property, including graffiti.
- Trespass / prowler
- Unlawful entry or unwanted presence on a property, and prowler calls.
- Commercial alarms
- Alarm activations at commercial premises that generated a police call.
- Suspicious activity at buildings
- Suspicious circumstances at a building, such as an open door, and unwanted-person calls.
- Building fires
- Fire department responses to fires in or on a building.
- Dumpster & rubbish fires
- Fire department responses to dumpster, rubbish and encampment fires.
- Calls
- A call is a request for police or fire service, counted when it is dispatched.
- Reports
- A report is an incident a police agency recorded.
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