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The Pacific Northwest Crime Maps

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SpotCrime now maps crime in Seattle along with surrounding cities including Bellevue, Tacoma and Olympia. That's about 1 million people across 3 different counties who now have access to local crime information right at their finger tips! Seattle is the largest major city in the Pacific Northwest, ranked as the 15th largest city in the US. Check out the SpotCrime Seattle map to see where most crime occur, primarily in the downtown area. Recently, a thief tried to steal an ATM from a Downtown Seattle bank! Luckily, they weren't very successful. Bellevue is the eastern neighbor to Seattle, found across Lake Washington. Bellevue is a rapidly growing city, now categorized as a 'boomburb' of Seattle. It was found number 1 on CNNMoney Magazine's 'Best City to Live' list in 2008. The name Bellevue is French for 'beautiful view' because of the city's location on the lake. Bellevue was also ranked as one of the 25 safest cities in the U...