Violent crime down in U.S., but up in Seattle

The Seattle P.I. ^ | December 21, 2009 | Chris Grygiel

[Stoat]

Led by a spike in robberies and assaults, the violent crime rate in Seattle increased by more than 21 percent during the first part of this year compared to last.

FBI crime statistics released Monday showed there were 1,927 incidents of violent crime (murder, rape, robbery and assault) from January to June in 2009. That compares to 1,582 incidents during the same time period in 2008. Murders were down - eight during the period this year compared to 15 in 2008. There were 55 reported rapes compared to 65 last year. There were 908 reports of robbery compared to 707 last year and 956 reports of assault compared to 795 in 2008.

The property crime rate increased in Seattle, too. The number of car theft, larceny, burglary and thefts rose more than 4.4 percent during the first part of this year (16,325 incidents) compared to last year, when there were 1,5629.

Nationally the crime rate is falling, confounding experts who expected to see a spike caused by the economic downturn. Murder and manslaughter fell 10 percent for the first half of the year.

Overall, property crimes fell nationally by 6.1 percent, and violent crimes by 4.4 percent, according to the six-month data collected by the FBI. Crime rates haven't been this low since the 1960's, and are nowhere near the peak reached in the early 1990's.

 

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[Uncle Miltie]

This is impossible because Seattle is a Liberal city that treats it’s downtrodden especially well.

[popdonnelly]

Trouble in liberal Paradise. The Holder Justice Department will get right on it.

[Vicki]

It really has gotten bad in Seattle, especially in the Bell Town area and around the U of W. Didn't Mayor Nickels try and make it so you cannot carry your gun even if you have a permit to do so?

The city is so PC it's a danger to it's citizens.

[GOP Poet]

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[John-Irish]

I have to wonder who wrote this headline. If crime is ‘’down in the US’’ but ‘’up in Seattle’’ than by my way of looking at it is that crime ISN”T ‘’down in the US’’ because Seattle Washington is IN the US.

[SkyDancer]

I never go to Seattle without carrying my Beretta Tomcat in .32 cal loaded with Glaser Safties and Hydra-shocks ....

[4woodenboats]

“Keep your powder dry”

I store mine in hundreds of small, yet waterproof containers.

It's prepackaged ;~)

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Well, what would the residents of Seattle/King County expect when the gangsters can get caught with guns at the age of 15, four times before Juvenile Court gives them 30 days detention?

And if you attack an officer like a bunch of animals, kick him in the head and give him brain damage, you get 30 days home detention because, “you have had ALMOST no contact with the police in the 10 months since this incident.”

And that judge runs unopposed for re-election.