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Will Capitol Hill be the fastest growing neighborhood in the fastest growing U.S. city?

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There’s no saying — yet — if Capitol Hill is the fastest growing neighborhood in the fastest growing U.S. city. But we know the latter half of that equation is true.

Seattle Times data guy (and sometimes neighborhood DJ) Gene Balk has alerted the city to the latest population estimates from the Census Bureau. Among the nation’s top 50 most populous cities, estimates say Seattle grew the fastest in 2013 — clocking in with a 2.8% jump vs. 2012.

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You’ll also note we turned in a nearly 7 point jump vs. 2010.

In the top 100 biggest cities, Seattle weighed in just ahead of… well, a bunch of places you probably wouldn’t want to live. Sorry, Henderson City.

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You can view the Census Bureau’s report on the update here. We’ll have to ask DJ Gene when we’ll have an idea on how fast Capitol Hill is growing. If not this year, maybe next. There’s certainly going to be room for growth.

Stats show major drop in policing activity by Seattle cops

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Screen Shot 2014-05-15 at 3.47.11 PMCitations for violations of the law in Seattle have dropped dramatically from 2004-2013 and officers are doing considerably less proactive policing, according to a report recently released by the Seattle Police Department in a briefing to the new Community Police Commission.

While many are saying the datasets require more study and discussion, the numbers reveal a major shift in policing results in the city and major signs of inequity in how Seattle Police now respond to simple crimes like consuming alcohol in public, smoking violations or traffic crimes. In Seattle Municipal Court, filings for non-traffic violations (theft, assault, trespass, etc.) have dropped 49%. The report also shows blacks are disproportionately cited for nearly all of the top minor infractions in the city. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill 2013 crime totals — just as likely to get beat up, more likely to get robbed, burgled

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The 10th/Pine scene of Capitol Hill's lone recorded 2013 homicide -- There were no charges in an incident said to have been an accidental shooting (Image: CHS)

The 10th/Pine scene of Capitol Hill’s lone recorded 2013 homicide — There were no charges in an incident said to have been an accidental shooting (Image: CHS)

A CHS analysis of the first seven months of reported crimes on Capitol Hill will fuel the debate over public safety in Seattle — and leave you scratching your head at the oddest of coincidences.

In the first seven months of 2013, the overall total for crimes in five main categories — assaults, robberies, burglaries, thefts, vehicle thefts — in the four East Precinct beats that cover most of Capitol Hill, are *exactly* the same as the tally recorded through July in 2012 — a flat-footed tie, 1,797 to 1,797.Screen Shot 2013-09-13 at 5.53.17 AM

It’s the kind of big numbers thing that will leave an editor poring through the spreadsheet to find a mistaken copy and paste or a broken formula. Our count stands.

It’s the mix of tallied crimes and the way the trends have played out through the year that will likely fuel the political debate. The trends we identified in our 2013 first quarter crime analysis strengthened into the summer — by August, Mayor Mike McGinn was throwing cash and a few creative solutions like leaving the lights on at Cal Anderson at the problem. Continue reading →