Sun. April 27th Safety and Self Defense Workshop

If you are worried about safety on Capitol Hill, you should check out this upcoming Self Defence Workshop.

Sunday, April 27th from 9:30am-3:00pm, Miller Community Center, 330 19th Avenue East.

This is a free workshop

Crime in Seattle hits 40 year low

Seattle Press Release: Mayor Greg Nickels and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske announced today Seattle’s crime rate hit a 40 year low in 2007 with major crimes down by 14 percent compared to 2006. The crime rate per 1,000 people for 2007 was 64, the lowest it has been since 1968 when it was 62 crimes per 1,000.

All major crimes have decreased as follows:

• Murder down 20 percent
• Rape down 28 percent
• Robbery down 9 percent
• Aggravated Assault down 12 percent
• Burglary down 20 percent
• Larceny/theft down 7 percent
• Vehicle theft down 29 percent

Read the 2007 City of Seattle Crime Statistics Overview - Acrobat PDF