Where are the bad neighborhoods? (Seattle, Federal Way: house, to live, dangerous)

[brandonlee206]

Seattle's safe all around. Watch out if you get into a couple neighborhoods in Tacoma - but even then, it's not too bad.

[Tangy]

Cleveland has some of the worst areas. Some places look like a bomb went off. Blocks after blocks of abandened homes, half torn down, broaded up. Even the police are afraid of some of the areas. Hough was a really really scary place in the 70's, still is.

[SeattleWA]

I've lived in South Seattle my entire life and have never experienced any problems. I even jog by myself during the night.

[tobester]

I have lived in South Seattle for 22 years ... wouldn't live anywhere else.

[Zizza]

Originally Posted by SeaWA

Just north of Seattle is a place called "Shoreline". It became it's own city back in the 90's, but it's basically part of Seattle. You mentioned being interested in the area between Seattle and Lynnwood, well, this would be it. There are some really decent rental prices there, as well as (relatively) less expensive homes if you're into buying. You could get a 3 bedroom rambler-style home in the low 300's. Anyway, I grew up there, and the crime rate is negligible. The trade-off is that the area can be a little sleepy. My only advice for this area: just don't live within a few blocks of Highway 99 (also called Aurora Ave). It's nowhere near "ghetto", but that's where crime seems to congregate.

Welcome to Seattle!

Look at Edmonds too. Great town just north of Shoreline.

[KaylynnBabyy]

Originally Posted by scirocco22

I don't know where you're coming from but Seattle really doesn't have what most would consider "ghetto" areas. We tend to call some Seattle neighborhoods "ghetto" but they're really not in the true sense of the word.

If you're coming from the east coast, Seattle has nothing that can even come close to the ghettos in the major eastern cities. Being a Seattle native, I remember seeing Phillidelphia for the first time and was astounded by the miles and miles and miles of decrepit row housing and the clutter, litter, and graffiti. I've seen other east coast cities since and saw the same thing.

With the exception of perhaps pockets of the Rainier valley or the High Point/White Center corridor, what other areas could be even close to be called a ghetto? Pwright? ...anybody else care to comment?


Thanks.

--'rocco

so damn right. i grew up in north philadelphia. see, west is the major city, like the museums and fun stuff. theres also center city, and old city, old city is probably the worst you can get.
i grew up in the more....'suburban' part of the fine ghetto, you know the row housing with the little girls and boys playing jump rope, the drug dealers and people on they porch all day, plus the fun shootings....yes seattle is no comparison to philadelphia, yerr good.

[iNate]

I'm originally from Brooklyn and i am familiar with big city life, have seen and been in many and i feel VERY confident to say that even though Seattle Washingtons cime rate is lower than Detroit, Cleveland and cities like that overall, there still is enough of it to make me say that ALOT of you dont know what your talking about.

Take it from someone who has experienced city life in a few major cities and who now resides in Seattle. Let me start of by saying i have been involved in crime and know people in WA state that have/do/or will do what you guys consider inner city crime.
I mean maybe i see it differently than some of you guys, because i'd be willing to bet 98-100% of the people who posted Seattle as a safer place have never been involved in the criminal lifestyle and are just living and minding your own business(which is good).

But there definetely is the areas that are comparable to inner city crime. Just because somewhere is not dangerous to you doesnt mean the same for everybody, i mean it is a fact. And i could easily pull off a crime in a safer-looking area whether it be selling an ounce of bud to someone or tagging graffiti, MOST of the crime in the safer parts goes un-noticed.

And FWI, im not involved in criminal activity anymore and am against it infact, but im just saying looks ARE misleading and any place where people gather wheather its a town, village, city, WILL have crime, its human nature. I mean unless of course the town population is filled up by a cult of ovely conservative people, but even then i'd be suspicious.

Anyways, to somebody wanting to move to Seattle, go for it, every city has its ups and downs but i can assure you not all of Seattle is like what the majority of people have been saying on here when it comes to nifty difty easy crime-less living in most areas. There ARE safe parts, and there deffinetely ARE worse parts in Seattle and WA in general.

What i said is truth, if there evr was an answer to this question mine would be it, and i dont mean that in an insulting way. Anyway, hope it helped and God Bless.

[miamiRefugee]

After 2 years in Manhattan, 8 years in D.C., 10 years in Tampa/St.pete, and the last 5 in Miami..I have got to say that for me this city is wonderful, Im a black male that was a by product of these areas (SE. D.C) (liberty city, Lil Hati) and no matter how comfortable I was in my skin, the fear of being shot down while going to the store, car jacked because of the rims or music in my car was forever an issue. Im no shreiking violet, and at times can make the average person cross the street when im coming..(I am a small biz. owner with a M.A, moderately successful) but frankly I have walked this city, rode the mass transit, and yes psychos and criminals are everywhere and come in all colors, but you folk in the pacific NW have a real gem of a city here, and perception is big.I FEEL safe here, as oppose to cities where without a gun I couldnt grab a meal at night. Be proud of that no need to try to one up another city for being bad.

[Minnesota-bot]

I usually lived in White Center, Beacon Hill, Delridge, and North Seattle

Problems with White Center: Everyday there is a new robbery, so much so that people just ignore it now

Delridge: One of the people that went to my school (Gatewood) got shot in the Neck during a drive-by at his own home (R.I.P) you can't go one night without hearing people screaming or shots fired

Beacon Hill: Best neighborhood I've lived in while in Seattle


And finnaly North Seattle: Here we got accents of Bloodz, Crips, The 218 gang, and MS-13 all creating havic in this neighborhood

[Zippy7fo]

LOL at the "ghetto" neighborhoods...in Seattle..

I've worked in DC, Bmore, Philly, Detroit and Cleveland..trust me you do not have ghetto's...and to be honest unless you live in a flavela, nobody lives in ghetto's in the U.S.....