Crime Rates Rising in Everett?
The Everett Herald Staff headline and lede:
Fearing crime surge, Snohomish County police focus on patrol There’s little data that support — and some numbers that contradict — claims of rampant crime
Inside the editorial, “And while Fortney pointed to increasing crime rates, experts say more comprehensive — and higher quality — data are needed. And some existing data contradicts the sheriff’s claim that crime rates are rising.”
Same Editorial has this data:
Offenses in Everett by year
2020 – 11,314
2021 – 12,249
2022 – 13,566 (Pace based on 3x 4,522 thru April)
Shots fired incidents per year
2019 – 19
2020 – 52
2021 – 75
2022 – 102 (Pace based on 3x 34 thru April)

Shooting Death of 18-Year-Old Raises Questions About Washington’s Use of Force Law
Shooting Death of 18-Year-Old Raises Questions About Washington’s Use of Force Law
by Caleb Powell • Apr 28, 2022 at 11:36 am
A memorial of Todd about half a mile from the scene of his death. CALEB POWELL
In the early morning hours of June 5, 2021, Todd Smith strayed from a high school graduation party outside Arlington, Washington, near the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River. The slender, unarmed, 18-year-old with boyish features approached a house and started knocking on a door. The homeowner exited and shot him. Fatally….more
South Africa/Soweto January, 1998





UAE – 1998
First photo. Thought I’d start taking my negatives from travels and post them on this blog. It’s been almost three months since, but now that COVID-19 is keeping me at home, it’s time to kill some time and start posting.
Trump’s Muslim Ban
The media went on overdrive when Donald Trump, immediately after inauguration, followed through on his promise for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims”. The New York Times reported:
“The president’s order… suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, barred Syrian refugees indefinitely and blocked entry into the United States for 90 days for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.”
When The Express Tribune asked if I wanted to write a blog on the Muslim ban…more