Surprising Violent Crime Statistics For Seattle & Portland!

It's natural to imagine that with higher populations in major cities,  the amount of violent crimes would seem horrendous!  But in fact, good law enforcement, and culture and affordability of living etc all add up to the amount of factors of violent crime.

For those of you who have family living on the west side of the state, or in Portland, you'll be happy to know that both Seattle and Portland cities are comparatively low for violent crime.

Read more here: http://www.dvrpc.org/reports/16010.pdf page 57)