Curley on dropping crime rates in Seattle: 'It's down from a record high'

Curley on dropping crime rates in Seattle: 'It's down from a record high'

The Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat wrote that crime throughout Seattle is down. Shootings are down 29%, car theft has declined 25%, robberies are down 15%, and overall violent crime has dropped 12%, all while the city has had the least amount of murders since 2019. Despite the promising data, KIRO host John Curley wanted to pump the brakes on celebrating the optimistic trends. “I think as of yesterday, Seattle is up to 19 homicides, and …