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> Seattle's crime rate, like most American cities, has been steadily declining since the 1980s. Someone else says the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/it
by mehrdadn 7y ago
> Seattle's crime rate, like most American cities, has been steadily declining since the 1980s.
Someone else says the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20780632 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20780632
Not sure which one is correct...
- thomasmeeks 7y agoIt is down: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/is-seattle-dying-not-if-you-look-crime-rates-from-the-80s-and-90s/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/is-seattle-dy...
- Fellshard 7y agoWhen I see conflicting stories like that, especially regarding a topic like this, I'd immediately check the definitions each party is using.
- mehrdadn 7y agoYeah, that's why I commented. So they could resolve explain what they meant and hopefully resolve the discrepancy.