Talk:Rainier Valley, Seattle, Washington

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[edit] Gangs

"A lot of gang activity" in "recent years"? Sounds pretty dubious to me. I've spent quite a bit of time in the Rainier Valley, and while it was pretty rough in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Seattle's rate of violent crime is way down from that period (though it has lately shown a slight uptick). Columbia City (probably the Valley's most prosperous neighborhood), is currently home to two live theater venues, a cinema, and several upmarket restaurants, and as far as I know they are doing fine. "A lot" is very vague. If we are going to talk about crime - we don't for most Seattle neighborhoods - it should be based on something a lot more solid than one newspaper article (which is all that is cited). - Jmabel | Talk 05:24, 7 November 2007 (UTC)