Violent crime hit a 15-year high in Seattle last year

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Overall crime climbed 4% in 2022 in Seattle, but homicides increased by 24% from the previous year, according to statistics the Police Department released Monday.

The 52 homicides were the second-highest total recorded after 53 in 2020. This put the violent crime rate at a 15-year high, according to the department, which said "shots fired" events hit an all-time high.

The report includes some good news with overall crime trending down in the last five months of the year, when police fielded 14,547 reports, down 30% from the same period in 2021.

In addition, violent crime in downtown Seattle (Belltown, the downtown commercial core and Pioneer Square) declined by 8.6%, though property crimes rose 3.5%.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/02/06/seattle-violent-crime-hits-fifteen-year-high.html

[Aristus]

1. Even in liberal Seattle, we have people frantically trying to convince everyone else that

the problem is the homeless, or mental illness, or video games, but not guns.

When you hear "shots fired" in a video game, the gamers high-five and maybe order another pizza. Nobody dies.