Subject: Re: Party of Law and Order
There's this:
Key Takeaways:


*In 2023, Seattle was ranked the third-safest city in a Gallup poll of a random sample of adults living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia, with 63% of respondents noting Seattle as safe to live in or visit.

*The incidents of violent crime downtown fell in 2023 to the lowest level since 2018.

*The downtown core has seen a significant decline in violent crime of nearly 23% from the post-pandemic high point in 2021.

*The number of homeless encampments downtown has declined significantly since the pandemic.

*Emergency calls from the West Precinct were nearly double the amount received in the next-closest precinct, with many related to overdoses.

https://downtownseattle.org/pr...

I don't expect any concrete sources from Dope except for people flogging a narrative. The long term residents will tell you the 1990s were mcuh worse in discussions you see on the internet.

I liked Seattle when I was there for Advanced Infantry Training in my youth. But it's still a city, and I just want to visit and live elsewhere.