Violence in Seattle has dropped – how did Pioneer Square fare?
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Violence in Seattle has dropped – how did Pioneer Square fare?

The Seattle PI reported yesterday that there is good news for 2009: “The number of homicides and gang-related killings dropped.”

2008 – 28 homicides, 9 gang related
2009 – 21 homicides, 1 “possibly” gang related

Through November, Seattle violent crimes were up 12 percent compared with the same period one year ago; and property crimes are up 6 percent.

Of the 21 homicides, here’s the breakdown of what neighborhoods they happened in:

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So I hope this adds a little reality to the misconception that Pioneer Square is the shadiest, most violent area of Seattle. It seems to me like the violence is spread around just fine (well, at least for the major crimes…I’m waiting to hear back from the Police Dept on the other ones).

In the meantime, here is a snapshot from the West Precinct in response to First Quarter 2009 crimes in Pioneer Square:

Drug trafficking…still needs a lot of work. But at least they’re not shooting people, right? Just harmlessly spreading drugs to the homeless and the gangs.

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