All the cities across the U.S. have most of the same issues: declining tax revenue, rising homeless population, exploding drug addiction rates, and wild spending to fix the last two issues. The pandemic made these issues significantly worse. These issues have been building for decades and will take decades to fix. Cities are spending money to solve a national issue. This comes at the detriment of city services that people rely on.
Yeah you forget Seattle was like this even before the pandemic a documentary. Came out about it in 2019 it’s irrelevant to other cities because Seattle used to not be like that and I promise you not other cities are bad like seattle
the first time i visited Seattle, i left my phone in the grass below the Space Needle. drove 40 minutes to our hotel before realizing. somehow, a person found it and gave it to a lost and found inside a nearby building. needless to say, i was incredibly lucky a nice person decided not to steal that day- appreciate you random stranger ❤️🙌
I live in Seattle and my kid is an SPD officer .Shootings every day in Seattle. Yes , housing affordability is a big issue here but most of the homeless on the streets and in the woods are people who do not accept services/shelter and are drug addicts. No prosecution for public drug use encourages and enables the problems . As to having items stolen from vehicles, yes, obscuring valuable is important but equally important is removing any garage door openers and registration information because it contains address. In Wa state, we can keep registration info on phone instead of in vehicle. Sketchy , volatile area to avoid is downtown at 3rd and Pine and 3rd and Pike...right by pike place market and a very dangerous area.
Seattle has changed. 😢 I moved here a decade ago. Being a young Asian woman, I felt safe walking around alone without any concern . For the past few years, the city has changed. There are more homeless people, more sketchy people. I got insulted, harassed a few times during the day. It’s interesting that now I look a bit older, less attractive and not dress up compared to when I first moved here. 🤷♀️ Idk if it’s related to the Covid thing then having more hate crime and metal illness folks . 🥲
Good to hear your perspective and experiences and wish you the best. I have been here for quite a while and at this point I personally never go downtown at night anymore, north Aurora is also very sketchy, public transit gets sketchy out of nowhere at all times now and things do happen, snow will shut down the city, and leaving anything valuable in your car (even a rental) is a total roll of the dice. Last month I walked out of grocery store at 9pm and someone on the other side of the block was shot to death. It's not the city it used to be but we are all trying to contribute to a safer city.
The worst part about this is that people think moving to another state, probably a red state, solves these issues of crime and drug addiction. As a Texan, I can't tell you how many people are disappointed moving from places like Miami or Seattle because they see more of the same and aren't even saving that much money.
You can mostly avoid those issues elsewhere if you live in a single family home and drive to and from work. If these people move to Texas and live in downtown Dallas to escape these issues they're dumb, they should be buying a single family home. I have people smoking fentanyl in my building's stairwells in downtown Seattle, Seattle is a dump. If you can buy a single family house in Bellevue, Redmond, or Kirkland and drive to and from work you are mostly insulated from the issues. BRK costs too much so people move to Texas and other places.
@@Mrbrb91 It's not that much cheaper in Texas and violent crime is higher here (although Seattle has it beat on property crime, there's been a giant uptick in cat-converter thefts in broad daylight). Texas also has a much worse natural environment filled with trash and heroin needles that wash in from downtown Fort Worth/Dallas, not to mention hideous urban sprawl and horrible public transportation (Houston is fixing this though, but they have issues with flooding whenever it rains for more than 5 minutes). Houses are extremely expensive here too. The midwest is an overall better option but people don't want their giant Suburbans rusting out so they move to the sun belt where they get worse schools, unreliable power grids, and more dangerous living spaces. I'm leaving Texas for another state this summer and so are thousands of others; hopefully that brings the cost of living down enough to make it a budget deal living here again. Lol.
Yeah I see SO MANY people saying versions of “Seattle is dangerous because of liberals” which is funny since a lot of the states with the most violent crime are red states and a lot of the most dangerous cities are in red states. It’s just not that simple, I wish it was that easy.
I have been living in Seattle for almost 50 years. I have seen it change much in this time. What used to be seen as "good" neighborhoods have turned into be just as bad as everywhere else. The Places and things that I had taken for granted have changed and disappeared over the last few years. I'm going to loose my home of almost 50 years at the end of this month. I can go live with my dad for a few months but, in the end I don't think that I will be moving back to Seattle.
Great Video. As a once 10 year car-less pedestrian in SF, I agree with you that drivers are oblivious if not downright aggressive toward pedestrians and bicyclists. I think your advice about making yourself more visible to drivers especially at night is spot on. However, I'd also add that people have to PAY ATTENTION and LOOK BOTH WAYS. Be alert and defensive. I'm astonished at how oblivious some pedestrians are. And in bad weather, pedestrians in black are nearly invisible to drivers, visible only if they are backlit by oncoming headlights. Again, thanks for your video.
I have a lot to add to this, perhaps at a later date. I'll note since you missed it: Pioneer Square gets rather interesting as well, along with other parts of 3rd Ave and Belltown.
I agree it does get a bit eerie at night in Pioneer Square, but it’s pretty pleasant during the summer months when it’s baseball/soccer season (even more so when the Mariners/Sounders win).
I can attest to this, I used to have to go to school in Seattle every three months. Then COVID hit, and when I started to return after. I was in total shock! How much the city had changed. Truly sad!
Great video, just one questions, if the downtown is empty at night because nothing is open, then where are the nightclubs and bars in seattle? I mean they gotta be somewhere, I ask this as an outsider, who has never been to seattle to be clear so I am not that familiar with the city
that’s a great question! there are a few neighborhoods that are just on the outskirts of downtown that are more lively at night, like Capitol Hill, Fremont and Belltown (which might be considered as a downtown neighborhood to some). Downtown has become more of a ghost town after the pandemic, and people only go there if they have to 😅
I lived in Seattle for 23 years before moving back to the sunshine. I witnessed dozens of stabbings, shootings, rampant drug use on the streets, graffiti, and violent encounters on public transportation. …….I got out of there!! (and don’t get me started on the miserable weather).
Snow is the best time to drive in Seattle because there are no cars on the road. Just make sure you know what you're doing and preferably have winter tires.
Was in downtown Seattle earlier this week and we ate at McDonald’s at 3rd and Pine. Stayed there at the corner for 2 hours and it was totally disgusting.
The disclaimer about not working in real estate being so real. Literally the only Seattle vids I can find online are all like "YOOO COME MOVE HERE hit us up we'll help you find a place!!!"
City policy made the homeless situation worse. It’s strange taking the responsibility off the homeless person by changing the verbiage. I used to hang out in Seattle in my 20s and felt completely safe. Not anymore. You say you rarely go out. Maybe that’s what your missing. I wouldn’t go to Belltown at night anymore. Used to be safe.
Thinking about moving to Seattle from Los angeles, while the violent crime in city statistically is low the property crime is one of the highest in the country. So i'd mostly be worried about having my car or home broken into more than anything.
Well I agree that pedestrians for the most part have right of way but it's also the pedestrian responsibility to watch for cars when they cross the street as we were thought as a kid. So if a pedestrian steps out on the road with an entitlement that a driver will see them they are WRONG. Many drivers depending on the driver distractions, speed of travel, visibility due to weather or otherwise will NOT see you and you can blame them all you want but also blame yourself for not looking before crossing the street. Make eye contact with the driver before you cross as a safer measure that they see and acknowledge you. While yes their is distracted driving there is also distracted walking blame the driver for being distracted only if you are not distracted but if you are not distracted you probably would have seen their vehicle coming.
@@notcharlie7107yup any big city has shootings, it’s just part of America. Lots of income inequality, drugs, mental health issues, and broken homes. All leads to people lashing out at others especially over money/drugs/sex
After about 1 AM until around 5 AM there is a series of "night routes" that sort of combine routes on an hourly basis....or there used to be. What they are like to ride at this point s anyone's guess. I wouldn't be excited about it as anyone is now allowed to ride without paying and routes like the E Line up and down Aurora are a shit show.
I watch a video from a year ago. Then, I watch this video. Is this the same host? Does living in Seattle change someone to be so much better looking? I am so moving here ...
Same issues here in Canada. Usa is better because at least you can protect yourself. Move somewhere else in usa. In Canada everything is too expensive.
The high rate of homelessness in Seattle is a direct result of tolerating it. I lived in Seattle my entire life, from 1964 to 2020, when I left, and in the years before I left I asked homeless people, when it was safe, how they came to be homeless in Seattle, and not one said it was because of the high cost of living in Seattle, they said they were from outside Seattle and it is known all over the country that Seattle is one of the easiest cities in the country to live the homeless lifestyle.
Spent summer -2 yrs on capital hill heard gun shoots on the regular. Just forgot anything south of the stadiums esp at night. Best stay north of dtn.Transit can be very dangerous as in getting killed in a dtn station, And remember seattle is libtrad cntrl so a normal comment can lead to threat of violence even from a pd. It's a real shame it's declined so much from grunge era when you could safely go anywhere.
I was born in Seattle, and have lived here for almost 7 decades. My advice would be to get an inexpensive personal electric vehicle for the last mile and use light rail and metro transit. Out run the thugs safely and cheaply!
All the cities across the U.S. have most of the same issues: declining tax revenue, rising homeless population, exploding drug addiction rates, and wild spending to fix the last two issues. The pandemic made these issues significantly worse. These issues have been building for decades and will take decades to fix. Cities are spending money to solve a national issue. This comes at the detriment of city services that people rely on.
Yeah you forget Seattle was like this even before the pandemic a documentary. Came out about it in 2019 it’s irrelevant to other cities because Seattle used to not be like that and I promise you not other cities are bad like seattle
As a fellow Seattleite, I can say these are very respectable and good tips.👍🏼
the first time i visited Seattle, i left my phone in the grass below the Space Needle. drove 40 minutes to our hotel before realizing. somehow, a person found it and gave it to a lost and found inside a nearby building. needless to say, i was incredibly lucky a nice person decided not to steal that day- appreciate you random stranger ❤️🙌
I live in Seattle and my kid is an SPD officer .Shootings every day in Seattle. Yes , housing affordability is a big issue here but most of the homeless on the streets and in the woods are people who do not accept services/shelter and are drug addicts. No prosecution for public drug use encourages and enables the problems . As to having items stolen from vehicles, yes, obscuring valuable is important but equally important is removing any garage door openers and registration information because it contains address. In Wa state, we can keep registration info on phone instead of in vehicle. Sketchy , volatile area to avoid is downtown at 3rd and Pine and 3rd and Pike...right by pike place market and a very dangerous area.
To be fair, shootings are common all across America. Most are directed at individuals, not random. So it's not something I normally worry about.
until someone shoots you...@@MustachioFurioso9134
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I've been apartment hunting, this video was very helpful
yay! thanks, and best of luck on the hunt!
Seattle has changed. 😢 I moved here a decade ago. Being a young Asian woman, I felt safe walking around alone without any concern . For the past few years, the city has changed. There are more homeless people, more sketchy people. I got insulted, harassed a few times during the day. It’s interesting that now I look a bit older, less attractive and not dress up compared to when I first moved here. 🤷♀️
Idk if it’s related to the Covid thing then having more hate crime and metal illness folks . 🥲
Good to hear your perspective and experiences and wish you the best. I have been here for quite a while and at this point I personally never go downtown at night anymore, north Aurora is also very sketchy, public transit gets sketchy out of nowhere at all times now and things do happen, snow will shut down the city, and leaving anything valuable in your car (even a rental) is a total roll of the dice. Last month I walked out of grocery store at 9pm and someone on the other side of the block was shot to death. It's not the city it used to be but we are all trying to contribute to a safer city.
The worst part about this is that people think moving to another state, probably a red state, solves these issues of crime and drug addiction. As a Texan, I can't tell you how many people are disappointed moving from places like Miami or Seattle because they see more of the same and aren't even saving that much money.
You can mostly avoid those issues elsewhere if you live in a single family home and drive to and from work. If these people move to Texas and live in downtown Dallas to escape these issues they're dumb, they should be buying a single family home. I have people smoking fentanyl in my building's stairwells in downtown Seattle, Seattle is a dump. If you can buy a single family house in Bellevue, Redmond, or Kirkland and drive to and from work you are mostly insulated from the issues. BRK costs too much so people move to Texas and other places.
@@Mrbrb91 It's not that much cheaper in Texas and violent crime is higher here (although Seattle has it beat on property crime, there's been a giant uptick in cat-converter thefts in broad daylight). Texas also has a much worse natural environment filled with trash and heroin needles that wash in from downtown Fort Worth/Dallas, not to mention hideous urban sprawl and horrible public transportation (Houston is fixing this though, but they have issues with flooding whenever it rains for more than 5 minutes). Houses are extremely expensive here too. The midwest is an overall better option but people don't want their giant Suburbans rusting out so they move to the sun belt where they get worse schools, unreliable power grids, and more dangerous living spaces. I'm leaving Texas for another state this summer and so are thousands of others; hopefully that brings the cost of living down enough to make it a budget deal living here again. Lol.
Yeah I see SO MANY people saying versions of “Seattle is dangerous because of liberals” which is funny since a lot of the states with the most violent crime are red states and a lot of the most dangerous cities are in red states.
It’s just not that simple, I wish it was that easy.
I have been living in Seattle for almost 50 years. I have seen it change much in this time. What used to be seen as "good" neighborhoods have turned into be just as bad as everywhere else. The Places and things that I had taken for granted have changed and disappeared over the last few years. I'm going to loose my home of almost 50 years at the end of this month. I can go live with my dad for a few months but, in the end I don't think that I will be moving back to Seattle.
Why are you losing your home?
What's happened is that you got older and are nostalgic for your youth.
Great Video. As a once 10 year car-less pedestrian in SF, I agree with you that drivers are oblivious if not downright aggressive toward pedestrians and bicyclists. I think your advice about making yourself more visible to drivers especially at night is spot on. However, I'd also add that people have to PAY ATTENTION and LOOK BOTH WAYS. Be alert and defensive. I'm astonished at how oblivious some pedestrians are. And in bad weather, pedestrians in black are nearly invisible to drivers, visible only if they are backlit by oncoming headlights. Again, thanks for your video.
I have a lot to add to this, perhaps at a later date. I'll note since you missed it: Pioneer Square gets rather interesting as well, along with other parts of 3rd Ave and Belltown.
I agree it does get a bit eerie at night in Pioneer Square, but it’s pretty pleasant during the summer months when it’s baseball/soccer season (even more so when the Mariners/Sounders win).
Great video :) thanks
I can attest to this, I used to have to go to school in Seattle every three months. Then COVID hit, and when I started to return after. I was in total shock! How much the city had changed. Truly sad!
Great video, just one questions, if the downtown is empty at night because nothing is open, then where are the nightclubs and bars in seattle? I mean they gotta be somewhere, I ask this as an outsider, who has never been to seattle to be clear so I am not that familiar with the city
that’s a great question! there are a few neighborhoods that are just on the outskirts of downtown that are more lively at night, like Capitol Hill, Fremont and Belltown (which might be considered as a downtown neighborhood to some). Downtown has become more of a ghost town after the pandemic, and people only go there if they have to 😅
I lived in Seattle for 23 years before moving back to the sunshine. I witnessed dozens of stabbings, shootings, rampant drug use on the streets, graffiti, and violent encounters on public transportation. …….I got out of there!! (and don’t get me started on the miserable weather).
everything is true and the quick puns were hilarious lol 🤞😂
Snow is the best time to drive in Seattle because there are no cars on the road. Just make sure you know what you're doing and preferably have winter tires.
Great video! Thanks
Very informative video, thanks
Was in downtown Seattle earlier this week and we ate at McDonald’s at 3rd and Pine. Stayed there at the corner for 2 hours and it was totally disgusting.
The disclaimer about not working in real estate being so real. Literally the only Seattle vids I can find online are all like "YOOO COME MOVE HERE hit us up we'll help you find a place!!!"
that’s what i’m sayinnnng
City policy made the homeless situation worse. It’s strange taking the responsibility off the homeless person by changing the verbiage. I used to hang out in Seattle in my 20s and felt completely safe. Not anymore. You say you rarely go out. Maybe that’s what your missing. I wouldn’t go to Belltown at night anymore. Used to be safe.
Thinking about moving to Seattle from Los angeles, while the violent crime in city statistically is low the property crime is one of the highest in the country. So i'd mostly be worried about having my car or home broken into more than anything.
I'm making the move next week!
Well I agree that pedestrians for the most part have right of way but it's also the pedestrian responsibility to watch for cars when they cross the street as we were thought as a kid. So if a pedestrian steps out on the road with an entitlement that a driver will see them they are WRONG. Many drivers depending on the driver distractions, speed of travel, visibility due to weather or otherwise will NOT see you and you can blame them all you want but also blame yourself for not looking before crossing the street. Make eye contact with the driver before you cross as a safer measure that they see and acknowledge you. While yes their is distracted driving there is also distracted walking blame the driver for being distracted only if you are not distracted but if you are not distracted you probably would have seen their vehicle coming.
Umm there are shootings everyday..
you would see that in any big city, they’re 99% of the time directed at someone
@@notcharlie7107yup any big city has shootings, it’s just part of America. Lots of income inequality, drugs, mental health issues, and broken homes. All leads to people lashing out at others especially over money/drugs/sex
So, the Seattle uniform doesn't have anything to do with the gothic population?
Does Seattle have 24/7 public transportation?
Seattle public transit runs 7 days a week, even on holidays. There are a select few bus routes that run 24 hours, but not all of them.
After about 1 AM until around 5 AM there is a series of "night routes" that sort of combine routes on an hourly basis....or there used to be. What they are like to ride at this point s anyone's guess. I wouldn't be excited about it as anyone is now allowed to ride without paying and routes like the E Line up and down Aurora are a shit show.
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I watch a video from a year ago. Then, I watch this video. Is this the same host? Does living in Seattle change someone to be so much better looking? I am so moving here ...
Same issues here in Canada. Usa is better because at least you can protect yourself. Move somewhere else in usa. In Canada everything is too expensive.
The high rate of homelessness in Seattle is a direct result of tolerating it. I lived in Seattle my entire life, from 1964 to 2020, when I left, and in the years before I left I asked homeless people, when it was safe, how they came to be homeless in Seattle, and not one said it was because of the high cost of living in Seattle, they said they were from outside Seattle and it is known all over the country that Seattle is one of the easiest cities in the country to live the homeless lifestyle.
Best safety tip: stay the F away from Seattle.
@tacticalpause3767 💯.
She literally said its safe lol what propaganda are you watching or reading?
@@Kahoobb Seattle is safe. She said it must be true.
I'm 24 as well and plan to move to Seattle in 2025. Can you give me any suggestions for taking you on a date once I move move to your city? ♛
Are those "unhoused" similar to the the homeless bums and dope addicts making the city unliveable?
Spent summer -2 yrs on capital hill heard gun shoots on the regular. Just forgot anything south of the stadiums esp at night. Best stay north of dtn.Transit can be very dangerous as in getting killed in a dtn station, And remember seattle is libtrad cntrl so a normal comment can lead to threat of violence even from a pd. It's a real shame it's declined so much from grunge era when you could safely go anywhere.
Just be smart and avoid the entire city! Danger Will Robinson
I was born in Seattle, and have lived here for almost 7 decades.
My advice would be to get an inexpensive personal electric vehicle for the last mile and use light rail and metro transit.
Out run the thugs safely and cheaply!
Wow, just blaming it on the housing market?
it’s honestly the source of all of my problems - depression, sleep deprivation, acne, etc.
If you have to talk about safety in Seattle you definitely ain't from here