I don't wonder why.

I myself grew up in south Jersey right across the river from Philly, worked in Camden, NJ and have spent a fair amount of time in various metro areas with very high crime rates so I do understand your concerns. Just making the point that we do have many who come here who for one reason or another think it would be different than they supposed.

For myself, I wound up here and have no plans to leave.

This, in spite of the fact that the Northwest is the most crime-ridden, wretched, inhospitable, violent, dirty, seedy, flatulent, disgusting, trashy, overpopulated and ugly part of the entire USA. Visitors always leave disappointed, those who never come in the first place are far better off. Women always hate it here, and men find themselves bored to tears.