Category Archives: Seattle crime

On top retirement place lists, Seattle area is largely MIA


Reason includes high cost of living and taxes Continue reading

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In Seattle, tensions between dogs and letter carriers


City ranks second nationally in bitten postal workers. Continue reading

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Springtime in Seattle: annual fears about solicitors


Warnings come out about door-to-door visitors Continue reading

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In Seattle, Amanda Knox now draws little attention


Her hometown largely leaves her alone. Continue reading

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Stamping out bad notaries around Seattle


Loose practices lead to dozens of sanctions Continue reading

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It turns out Murder Inc. isn’t expanding in Seattle


City’s killing rate for 2012 is poised to be lower than average Continue reading

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Reaching Seattle, a growing scam morphs online


Casual acquaintance sends desperate plea for money Continue reading

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In Seattle, liberal politics, marijuana and the cops


They finally may be converging Continue reading

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Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona


‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings Continue reading

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Seattle plastic bag ban creates City of Clutchers


New law has unintended consequences Continue reading

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Is Seattle still overreacting about string of killings?


It’s important to put things in perspective Continue reading

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Seattle by the numbers


Answers to questions I get asked by friends elsewhere Continue reading

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Blogging the blogs of Seattle


Here are my periodic picks for the best Continue reading

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Stressful Seattle: HOW CAN THAT BE??!!


Metro area ranks No. 9 in list of “most stressful” areas. Continue reading

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What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?


Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip Continue reading

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