How bad is the homelessness around UW?

aksnowbird
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 06:18:43 +0000

Honestly from what I gather from this site and what I know about and have experienced in Seattle in general, homelessness there is bad enough to freak people out who come from places where homeless people are not often encountered, but not bad enough to make people who come from other cities where homeless people are common feel unsafe.
I’m from Anchorage, Alaska where homeless people are often seen on sidewalks around the city and where panhandling is legal (no idea what the legality is in Washington) and homelessness would not be a deterrent for me living in Seattle. In the end it depends on where you’re from and what you’re used to and how much you’re willing to put up with. Some people hate having to see homeless people in their day to day lives and some people don’t care as long as crime rates aren’t showing homeless people being harmful in the area.