The Truth About Seattle's Crime Rate: It's Worse Than You Think
Seattles violent crime rate of 6. 1 incidents per 100,000 people was the second lowest in a decade, according to city data. But the property crime rate of 4,949 incidents per 100,000. Per 1000 residents, violent crime rate is 8. 19; Property crime rate is 57. 53. How do these compare to the rest of the country?
A new report reveals seattles murder rate defied national trends with a 13% increase in homicides in 2022. Washington has veered toward the wrong side of the crime divide as. While december numbers are not yet finalized, violent crime is trending down overall in the city in comparison to 2023. Spd lists violent crimes as homicides, rapes,. White respondents were likelier to think crime is exaggerated in the media than people of color, with 39% of white people saying its exaggerated and 39% of people of color saying its underreported. It confirms one of the worst kept secrets in seattle, that we know that there's a lot of crime that's associated with areas where there's a lot of drug activity, said jon scholes,.
