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For people who live in Seattle, the perception that homicides are increasing is actually the reality: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seat

For people who live in Seattle, the perception that homicides are increasing is actually the reality: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-has-surpassed-2022-homicide-toll-with-3-months-left-in-2023/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattl...

shepherdjerred 3y ago
That's 114 homicides this year. Seattle has a population of 750,000. I don't have any knowledge of what a "reasonable" homicide rate is, but that seems extraordinarily low for anywhere in any point in history.
- MattGaiser 3y ago
  My city of Calgary has about a quarter of that at one million people. We have about 25 a year.
- knubie 3y ago
  A "reasonable" homicide rate might be something similar to the rate in other developed countries, so about 1/10 of what it is in Seattle.
- mrosett 3y ago
  Western European countries are around 1 per 100,000 population per year. Seattle is 15x that rate based on those statistics. Seems bad.
  - shepherdjerred 3y ago
    Maybe my statement was a bit too broad. What I was trying to communicate was that statistically, the chance you get murdered in Seattle is still extremely low despite the headline that seems to be spreading fear.
- jandrewrogers 3y ago
  According to the article, that is 114 homicides in King County, not Seattle. King County has well over 2 million people.
- gdgegeg 3y ago
  London, with its current population of rougly 9.6 million¹, recorded 112 homocides in the 2023-2023 reporting year². If London had the same homocide rate per capita as Seattle, that would equate to 1459 homocides in the same period. [1] https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22860/london/population#:~:text=The%20current%20metro%20area%20population,a%201.31%25%20increase%20from%202020 https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22860/london/population#:.... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/862984/murders-in-london/#:~:text=There%20were%20112%20homicides%20recorded,17%2C%20when%20there%20were%20107 https://www.statista.com/statistics/862984/murders-in-london....

shepherdjerred 3y ago

That's 114 homicides this year. Seattle has a population of 750,000. I don't have any knowledge of what a "reasonable" homicide rate is, but that seems extraordinarily low for anywhere in any point in history.

MattGaiser 3y ago
My city of Calgary has about a quarter of that at one million people. We have about 25 a year.
knubie 3y ago
A "reasonable" homicide rate might be something similar to the rate in other developed countries, so about 1/10 of what it is in Seattle.
mrosett 3y ago
Western European countries are around 1 per 100,000 population per year. Seattle is 15x that rate based on those statistics. Seems bad.
- shepherdjerred 3y ago
  Maybe my statement was a bit too broad. What I was trying to communicate was that statistically, the chance you get murdered in Seattle is still extremely low despite the headline that seems to be spreading fear.
jandrewrogers 3y ago
According to the article, that is 114 homicides in King County, not Seattle. King County has well over 2 million people.
gdgegeg 3y ago
London, with its current population of rougly 9.6 million¹, recorded 112 homocides in the 2023-2023 reporting year². If London had the same homocide rate per capita as Seattle, that would equate to 1459 homocides in the same period. [1] https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22860/london/population#:~:text=The%20current%20metro%20area%20population,a%201.31%25%20increase%20from%202020 https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22860/london/population#:.... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/862984/murders-in-london/#:~:text=There%20were%20112%20homicides%20recorded,17%2C%20when%20there%20were%20107 https://www.statista.com/statistics/862984/murders-in-london....