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   A new national survey shows that Seattle, Washington, leads the nation in   
   the percentage of people who feel pressure to leave over crime concerns.   
   An expert tells Fox News Digital that is the unfortunate result of the   
   failure of the city's progressive policies and movements.   
      
   Data from the Household Pulse Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau   
   and several other federal agencies, shows that "7% of adults in the   
   greater Seattle area" have "felt pressure to move" due to crime in the   
   last six months, Seattle Times recently reported.   
      
   That 7%, which represents about 227,000 people, is the highest percentage   
   out of any of the 15 largest metro areas in the United States. The   
   Riverside-San Bernardino area in southern California came in second with   
   5.6% and Chicago came in third at 4.9%.   
      
   "Unfortunately, Seattle has adopted many of the soft-on-crime policies so   
   popular with many on the left today," Zack Smith, legal fellow and manager   
   of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program in the Heritage   
   Foundation's Meese Center, told Fox News Digital about the survey’s   
   results.   
      
   EX-SEATTLE COP REVEALS WHY SHE PENNED SCATHING 15-PAGE RESIGNATION LETTER   
   TO BOSS: WENT OUT 'SAYING THE TRUTH'   
      
   Homicides skyrocketed by 24% last year in Seattle while motor vehicle   
   thefts climbed by 30% and overall crime ticked up by 4%.   
      
   Earlier this year, Seattle’s mayor reversed course and pushed for   
   increased funding for the police for the first time since the city slashed   
   the police budget in 2020 following the George Floyd riots.   
      
   Police staffing fell to a 30-year low in 2022 as a result of the defund   
   movement as officers retired and moved to other departments in droves.   
      
   During the summer of 2020, Seattle government officials essentially ceded   
   operational control of several blocks in downtown Seattle, allowing Black   
   Lives Matter protesters to take control of the streets and create CHOP,   
   which they’d initially dubbed the CHAZ, or Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,   
   declaring it a "cop-free zone."   
      
   SEATTLE BUSINESS OWNERS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES ON CRIME TAKE MATTERS   
   INTO THEIR OWN HANDS   
      
   Crime skyrocketed in the area as a result and led to the shooting death of   
   a teenage boy whose father ultimately sued the city for negligence.   
      
   What's more, shop owners have been sounding the alarm for years about how   
   the rampant crime is driving them out of business and how boarded-up   
   storefronts have become a common sight in Seattle.   
      
   As crime rose, officials in Seattle have taken a soft approach on   
   prosecuting drug crimes as recently as June when the city council rejected   
   a bill that would have allowed the city attorney to prosecute public drug   
   use and possession.   
      
   "The obvious consequences of those policies is an increase in crime and a   
   less safe community where it’s more difficult for people to live and do   
   business," Smith, co-author of the newly released book "Rogue Prosecutors:   
   How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities," told Fox   
   News Digital.   
      
   "Seattle was at the forefront of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement and   
   local leaders committed to cutting the city’s police budget by half –   
   though they had to back away from that audacious goal when confronted with   
   the reality of rising crime rates," Smith said.   
      
   "So, it’s unfortunate, but no surprise, that many in Seattle don’t feel   
   safe in their own community."   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-tops-us-cities-where-residents-are-   
   considering-moving-over-safety-worries-survey-finds   
      
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