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A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Report for 2024 was released in August, which indicates the total amount of violent and small crime within the United States.
Security.org has published a study based on the FBI report, which in 2024 calculated the best and worst cities of the crime cities. Seattle arranged in the top five worst cities in two of the three categories provided, including total crime, violent crime and ownership crimes.
The total crime ranking of Seattle
The study for total crime combined violent crimes such as murder, theft and abuse, in combination with ownership crimes such as burglary, theft and theft of motor vehicles.
According to the study, the national total crime percentage in 2024 was 2,119 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants. The study used the national data as a basic line to determine the percentage change for each city in its ranking.
Seattle was ranked in fourth place of the 30 largest US cities for total crime in 2024. The study provided the total crime percentage of Seattle per 100,000 inhabitants was 5,782.7. Moreover, the total crime numbers of Seattle were 172.9% higher compared to the national average.
Portland, Oregon, was mentioned as the second worst city for total crime in America, with a total crime percentage of 6,246.4 per 100,000 people. The total crime numbers of Portland were also 194.8% higher than the national average.
The worst American city for total crime was Memphis, Tennessee, with a total crime percentage of 9,400.3 and 343.6% higher total crime than the national average.
Seattle's high real estate crime
In 2024, the national rate of real estate was 1,760.1 per 100,000 inhabitants.
“Nationally, the crime of real estate decreased in 2024, helped by a steep decrease in car thefts-the largest decrease of one year in more than four decades,” said the Security.org study. “In these cities, however, theft, burglary and vehicle crime remain stubbornly high.
Seattle ranked in third place on the list of a real estate crime percentage of 5,007.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. Seattle was also 184.5% higher than the average of national real estate crime.
Portland was slightly worse for real estate crime with a number 2 ranking, one place for Seattle. Portland had a real estate crime percentage of 5,526.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, which was 214% higher than the average of national property law.
Similar to the total crime ranking, Memphis, Tennessee, was mentioned as the worst American city for real estate crime with a rate of 6,899 per 100,000 inhabitants, 292% above the national average.
Violent Seattle Crime Statistics
With regard to violent crime, Seattle is not in the top 10. The total average of the US for violent crime was 359.1, and Seattle was almost double the national average, with a violent crime figure of 775.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. Portland was slightly better than Seattle, with a violent crime tariff, with a violent crime tariff, with a violent crime tariff,
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