4 ms·

lol, I did forget about the rain. I've always though Seattle must have great suburbs with the wealth and climate. Is crime something you see a lot of down town

lol, I did forget about the rain. I've always though Seattle must have great suburbs with the wealth and climate. Is crime something you see a lot of down town, or if you are not looking you really dont notice?

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Seattle has an above average property crime rate and a below average violent crime rate. This is always how it has been, since my parents met in the city in 1960s, at least. First, Capitol Hill isn't really downtown, it is off to the side I rarely go there unless I have to go to a hospital or something (and even then, that is more first hill). So when you mention Capitol Hill, you aren't really talking about downtown. As for Downtown, it has a lot of unhoused neighbors (think Skid Row in LA), but that was true in the mid-90s when I worked at 3rd and Pine McDonalds (aka Crack-donalds, residents will know the place). They don't do anything, you are more likely to experience property crime in Ballard or Capitol Hill then anything in downtown (well, that isn't completely true, a lot of unhoused people are victims in crime to other unhoused people in downtown, but other people are mostly unaffected). Downtown is also full of cruise ship tourists these days, and the market, which again, you won't notice much crime if you ever need to go there at all (which you don't need to go there, since there isn't much there for residents anymore). You do see people shoplifting at Target a lot though, the security guards will just watch them as they walk out with a bunch of stuff (Downtown is a bit better on this now, but I saw someone walk out with stuff at the Ballard Target the other day, Ballard being nowhere near downtown).
carabiner 3y ago
I don't notice crime anywhere in Seattle besides the occasional homeless in any city. I got some Korean food in cap hill a few weeks ago, it was pretty good. Most of my time outside around town is spent going on runs around lake union or riding my bike in the green lake area. Just yesterday I was in downtown near pike place to do some clothes shopping. I got lunch at a Filipino place. I did not notice any thefts, murders, or trespassing. Your line of questioning sounds weird though, like "have you stopped beating your wife?" Please note that CHAZ was a few blocks out of a city of 700k people and hundreds of blocks that was in existence for a few weeks 3 years ago. Nobody cares about it.
lazyasciiart 3y ago
I live in Capitol Hill and walk around there and Downtown and no, unless you count graffiti or looking visibly homeless, there isn't much visible crime. The actual worst impact of crime on us is that our car, parked on the street every night, has now been broken into twice in five years, and the local QFC and Safeway have both closed their secondary entrance and have more stuff locked away when you go shopping.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago

Seattle has an above average property crime rate and a below average violent crime rate. This is always how it has been, since my parents met in the city in 1960s, at least. First, Capitol Hill isn't really downtown, it is off to the side I rarely go there unless I have to go to a hospital or something (and even then, that is more first hill). So when you mention Capitol Hill, you aren't really talking about downtown. As for Downtown, it has a lot of unhoused neighbors (think Skid Row in LA), but that was true in the mid-90s when I worked at 3rd and Pine McDonalds (aka Crack-donalds, residents will know the place). They don't do anything, you are more likely to experience property crime in Ballard or Capitol Hill then anything in downtown (well, that isn't completely true, a lot of unhoused people are victims in crime to other unhoused people in downtown, but other people are mostly unaffected). Downtown is also full of cruise ship tourists these days, and the market, which again, you won't notice much crime if you ever need to go there at all (which you don't need to go there, since there isn't much there for residents anymore). You do see people shoplifting at Target a lot though, the security guards will just watch them as they walk out with a bunch of stuff (Downtown is a bit better on this now, but I saw someone walk out with stuff at the Ballard Target the other day, Ballard being nowhere near downtown).

carabiner 3y ago

I don't notice crime anywhere in Seattle besides the occasional homeless in any city. I got some Korean food in cap hill a few weeks ago, it was pretty good. Most of my time outside around town is spent going on runs around lake union or riding my bike in the green lake area. Just yesterday I was in downtown near pike place to do some clothes shopping. I got lunch at a Filipino place. I did not notice any thefts, murders, or trespassing. Your line of questioning sounds weird though, like "have you stopped beating your wife?" Please note that CHAZ was a few blocks out of a city of 700k people and hundreds of blocks that was in existence for a few weeks 3 years ago. Nobody cares about it.

lazyasciiart 3y ago

I live in Capitol Hill and walk around there and Downtown and no, unless you count graffiti or looking visibly homeless, there isn't much visible crime. The actual worst impact of crime on us is that our car, parked on the street every night, has now been broken into twice in five years, and the local QFC and Safeway have both closed their secondary entrance and have more stuff locked away when you go shopping.