Move 10-20 blocks away and Seattle is no worse than Atlanta…overall…
lessee…violent crime rate in Seattle is 6.6/1000
Atlanta: 7.47/1000
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/atlanta/crime
Houston: 12.82/1000
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/houston/crime
Dallas: 8.84/1000
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/dallas/crime
in the enclave of Austin, TX? 4.88/1000
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/austin/crime
Steve
lessee…violent crime rate in Seattle is 6.6/1000
Atlanta: 7.47/1000…
I would think the important metrics are the delta (the change) and the expectations. If downtown Seattle had seen less violent crime and shoplifting and street drug use and now is seeing more, then that would be more important to the residents, businesses and workers than the fact that things are better than they are in Motown.
DB2
I would think the important metrics are the delta (the change) and the expectations. If downtown Seattle had seen less violent crime and shoplifting and street drug use and now is seeing more, then that would be more important to the residents, businesses and workers than the fact that things are better than they are in Motown.
DB2
I, too, am puzzled about Steve’s adamancy in making the comparisons. Your comments make the point succinctly.
I would think the important metrics are the delta (the change) and the expectations.
In Detroit, people used to express their disapproval of other people’s driving with horns and various gestures. Now they express themselves with guns.
March 16, 2022
Driver shot on Southfield Freeway in Dearborn; police seek information
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/driver-shot-on-southfield-f…
Jul 09, 2021
2021 is on track to be the deadliest on record for road rage, data shows
So far this year, Michigan State Police have responded to 26 freeway shootings in metro Detroit, 4 of them fatal. Seven resulted in injuries, and 13 of them were road rage.
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, in the U.S. there have been nearly double the number of road rage deaths and injuries in 2021, compared to any other year on record, estimating that every 18 hours, a person is either injured or killed in a road rage shooting.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/2021-is-on-track-to-be-the-deadlie…
As noted before, over several years, the US has slid toward being a very violent and brutish place. Historical norms are no longer relevant.
Steve
This ranking also places, Kalamazoo, a small west Michigan town, in fourth place, just behind Detroit, but looking at the stats, I would place Kalamazoo in fifth, behind Saginaw.
Ah, yes, strange exotic places like Katmandu, Timbuktu and Kalamazoo.
Desert (And what’s up with Saginaw*?*) Dave
In December, the Seattle City Council approved a 2022 budget that cut police department spending by more than $7 million
Seattle is not different, but I’m sure such stories help the DailyMail sell papers and fool gullible people.
Perception is reality insofar as it is treated and reacted to.
So you’ll have to talk to them about your perception of their perception.
In December, the Seattle City Council approved a 2022 budget that cut police department spending by more than $7 million
Seattle is not different, but I’m sure such stories help the DailyMail sell papers and fool gullible people.
Perception is reality insofar as it is treated and reacted to.
So you’ll have to talk to them about your perception of their perception.
Allow me:
**The budget for SPD shows a nearly $3 million increase in appropriations compared to the adopted 2021 budget, going up from nearly $363 million to about $365.5 million, but the additional funding is not focused on significantly increasing the police force...A statement from the city council following approval states there are no cuts to officers or their salaries and "fully funds" SPD's hiring plan of 125 officers next year.**
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-cou…
So the Daily Mail reports a $3 million increase as a $7 million dollar cut. What happened is SPD didn’t spend $10 million of their budget last year due to officer attribution. So SPD is getting a $13 million increase over last year’s actual spending.
Calling an “increase” a “cut” is an interesting word choice, for sure. I’ve observed the Daily Mail makes lots of interesting word choices. It is almost like they are trying to fool people.
The “new normal” continues to take it toll on downtowns.
Amazon says the decision is in response to the ongoing shift to remote work…Since last summer, the number of office workers in downtown Seattle has averaged around 40% of pre-pandemic levels, according to cellphone tracking data by the Downtown Seattle Association.
DB2