A recent poll conducted by The Seattle Times and Suffolk University found that 33% of Seattle residents are actually thinking of moving out of the city, Breitbart reports.

The poll conducted in mid-June 2023 found that the two main reasons for wanting to leave are:

• 37% cited increasing housing prices as their primary reason for leaving, which has been compounded by increasing interest rates,
• 34% said that public safety was their biggest concern, due to the rising homelessness and crime rates in the city.

READ: Poll: A Third of Seattle Residents Are Considering Leaving, Citing Crime and Costs

It is part of a growing trend across America, where people elect left-wing politicians, and a few years later their mishandling of the city, including implementing soft-on-crime policies, results in people wanting to leave.

A similar poll conducted in San Francisco in 2021 found that 40% of its residents are now thinking of leaving the city for primarily the same reasons. READ: More Than 40% Of San Francisco Residents Planning To Leave Deteriorating City: Poll

Even California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to be finally coming to his senses, but I wonder if he really means it? READ: Gavin Newsom Tries to Look Tough on Crime: Enforce the ‘Damn Laws’

Meanwhile, in New York City: Deadly rampage Disturbing videos show deranged gunman killing elderly man, shooting ‘random’ pedestrians in broad daylight in NYC