No More Stabbings, Please

Seattlest may be more attuned to these reports, since we spend the greater portion of our day browsing local news sites...but what is going on with the spate of stabbings in Western Washington? Every time we refresh the local news sites, it seems they are reporting a new fatal or near-fatal stabbing.

A quick perusal of Komo 4's local news site found the following recent headlines:

Roadside Argument Leads to Deadly Stabbing

Auburn Teen Dead After Stabbing at Small Park

Two Found Stabbed and Bleeding in Seattle

Teen Slashed in Face at Renton Park

There were twice as many headlines about stabbings than shootings on Komo, which has us wondering--is knife crime on the rise, while gun crime is on the decline in Seattle? We haven't heard the police say as much, but the ever-increasing number of local news reports of stabbings seem to indicate yes.

"Knife Surrender Bin" courtesy of Flickr Photographer Sara Wood