But crime is definitely up in SOME cities. Worse than ever in some.
Seattle violent crime hits 15-year high, and 4 more takeaways from new report
The city's violent crime rate increased to 736 per 100,000 residents in 2022, the highest in years. Gun violence also hit an all-time high in annual stats.www.seattletimes.com
Seattle is just a nasty place with some kind of mythical false reputation. I'm pretty sure Detroit, Chicago, SF, etc have similar trends more recently with the whole coddling of criminals.
I found out about this site.
NeighborhoodScout
Comprehensive reports cover exclusive real estate trends & forecasts, crime data, real estate investment index, demographic trends, job access, school ratings
www.neighborhoodscout.com
It’s just one reference point but still a bit shocking. Location is everything.
On a scale of 1 to 100 with 100 being the safest,
Seattle gets a 1.
Tacoma gets a 0.
Doesn’t get any worse than that.