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Here is all 10 cities murder rates for 2012 for both the central city and the metro.
CITY
Austin - 3.7
Colorado Springs - 4.2
El Paso - 3.4
Lexington - 4.0
Lincoln - 1.1
Portland - 3.3
Raleigh - 4.0
San Diego - 3.5
San Jose - 4.6
Seattle - 3.7
METRO
Austin - 2.2
Colorado Springs - 3.0
El Paso - 3.3
Lexington - 3.7
Lincoln - 1.3
Portland - 2.4
Raleigh - 1.8
San Diego - 3.4
San Jose - 3.0
Seattle - 2.9
While murder is the most devastating and important individual crime stat, it doesn't tell the whole story. The fact that Seattle's robbery rate is 3 times higher than San Diego's and more than twice as high as San Jose's, for example, tells a lot as well.
Also, I didn't vote vote for Colorado Springs because it doesn't have the infrastructure or vibe of what I would consider a big city.
As a Springs resident, I can't really put forth an argument. But the city is self-sufficient from Denver and has experienced tremendous growth in the last 15 years. El Paso County (COS is the county seat) is now the most populous in the state. With 5 military installations it aint Mayberry anymore but I do consider us the "Littlest Big City in the World"
I did add all the crime rates and it seems you're right when it comes to overall crime which includes burglaries, auto thefts, larceny-theft, and arson.
But I'll still say that NYC is still worse when it comes to violent crime. The violent crime rate in NYC is still higher than Raleigh and Portland. But it seems property crimes are worse in Portland and Raleigh at the city and MSA level.
Isn't Portland safer than Seattle? Both are quite safe though, overall.
Portland can be sketchy man. The people to me seem unpredictable and it's grittier than Seattle. Not to bag on it or say that it isn't relatively safe, but I feel safer in Seattle than I do in Portland.
Portland can be sketchy man. The people to me seem unpredictable and it's grittier than Seattle. Not to bag on it or say that it isn't relatively safe, but I feel safer in Seattle than I do in Portland.
Portland has a lot of car theft and break-ins and that sort of thing. Murder rate is low and you don't have to worry about anyone threatening you, but it's got a lot of petty crime.
If you leave a bag in your car in Portland overnight, your window will be smashed and the bag gone the next morning.
Portland can be sketchy man. The people to me seem unpredictable and it's grittier than Seattle. Not to bag on it or say that it isn't relatively safe, but I feel safer in Seattle than I do in Portland.
I'd argue the grittiest parts of Seattle - the ID, portions of Pioneer Square, Rainier Valley, SODO, and the Central District - are grittier than anywhere I've seen in Portland. Even the bad areas in North and Northeast don't feel super gritty, per se. However, I would agree that Portland has a more consistant 'grit' throughout the City, as there are sections of Seattle that are sparkly clean and have a very white collar feel. In general Seattle has a lot more variation and is less consistent than Portland and that holds true in terms of grittiness as well.
I'd argue the grittiest parts of Seattle - the ID, portions of Pioneer Square, Rainier Valley, SODO, and the Central District - are grittier than anywhere I've seen in Portland. Even the bad areas in North and Northeast don't feel super gritty, per se. However, I would agree that Portland has a more consistant 'grit' throughout the City, as there are sections of Seattle that are sparkly clean and have a very white collar feel. In general Seattle has a lot more variation and is less consistent than Portland and that holds true in terms of grittiness as well.
Skyway and Tukwilla used to be the worst areas of Seattle, at least about 20-ish years ago. Those areas may have cleaned up since then.
Since Honolulu isn't on the list, I'll go with Lincoln. It's the only one on the list I've been to, and I felt very safe there.
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