Is Belltown safe TODAY?
Hi,
We are moving to Seattle this summer and we are looking for a place to live. I need to be close to Harborview and to UW for work.
We have found a place in Belltown that we really like (Western and Vine) but we have just learned that Belltown doesn't have the best reputation safety wise.
I know the area has been gentrified recently, but am I still going to get hassled by the homeless or asked to buy crack? Will I feel safe walking alone at 11pm? Can I feel safe allowing my wife to walk alone at 11pm? Will I see drug dealers with regularity? Will I hear gun shots?
Most of the stories that I have heard are from pre 2008, but is it safe TODAY. I don't care that 20 years ago it was dangerous, what is it like today?
I would be nice to be able to walk to the sculpture garden, pikes place market, or the downtown area, but I don't want to feel threatened.
Thanks
We are moving to Seattle this summer and we are looking for a place to live. I need to be close to Harborview and to UW for work.
We have found a place in Belltown that we really like (Western and Vine) but we have just learned that Belltown doesn't have the best reputation safety wise.
I know the area has been gentrified recently, but am I still going to get hassled by the homeless or asked to buy crack? Will I feel safe walking alone at 11pm? Can I feel safe allowing my wife to walk alone at 11pm? Will I see drug dealers with regularity? Will I hear gun shots?
Most of the stories that I have heard are from pre 2008, but is it safe TODAY. I don't care that 20 years ago it was dangerous, what is it like today?
I would be nice to be able to walk to the sculpture garden, pikes place market, or the downtown area, but I don't want to feel threatened.
Thanks
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