Safety? It's a statistic and a feeling
Last week, the Seattle Police Department released their annual crime report for 2022.
Violent crime was up, except in the last quarter.
Concern and fear about violent crime is up too.
And that perception may be more important than the statistics.
Seattle University’s Dr. Jackie Helfgott is here to explain why.
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