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>>The Seattle area, the nation’s 22nd largest by population, has the third most homeless people, behind only Los Angeles and New York City. I knew it was bad,
by kerng 9y ago
>>The Seattle area, the nation’s 22nd largest by population, has the third most homeless people, behind only Los Angeles and New York City.
I knew it was bad, but didn't realize it's that bad. One Seattlite once told me there are a lot of homeless people because they refer to it as Freeattle, as they get lot of things for free - not sure if that is true. Anyone who is from Seattle know more?
- lazyasciiart 9y agoFor all useful purposes, it's false. A detailed in-person survey of homeless people in King County found that 10% of them said that homeless services were part of the reason they moved to Seattle, and it's more likely that they moved from other parts of Washington than from far away. Homelessness rates in Seattle track rising (and falling! lol) rents very closely, which is a difficult-to-explain coincidence for anyone who really believes that the cause is actually random people from all over America catching a bus to Seattle to get into a shelter. summary piece for reading - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/king-countys-former-homeless-czar-on-homelessness-the-causes-are-far-more-complex-than-i-even-knew/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/king-coun... the survey mentioned - https://thecisforcrank.com/tag/applied-survey-research/ https://thecisforcrank.com/tag/applied-survey-research/ - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3480319-City-of-Seattle-Homeless-Needs-Assessment-March.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3480319-City-of-Seat...
- kerng 9y agoThanks for the informative response. Appreciate the insights.