Seattle violent crime rates skyrocket by 450 percent

Violent crime in Seattle has shown a dramatic increase this year.

The latest statistics show that the city’s murder rate has increased 450 percent already this year.

Twenty-two people were murdered from the beginning of January to the end of June.

During the same period of time last year, just four people were reported dead as a result of murder.

The city’s rape rate has also increased. There have been 58 rapes reported this year, an increase of 38 percent from the first half of 2011.