Find out what the numbers tell us about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Times' FYI Guy, Gene Balk, and other contributors comb data sets to look at the numbers behind news topics -- especially those that offer insight into the quality of life and cost of living in the Seattle area.
People in the Seattle area shun air conditioning in their homes, according to U.S. Census data. So how do we try to stay cool?
Campaigns for and against the levy spent more than $600,000 combined, contesting a referendum that likely will not take place.
Washington is ranked as one of the nation’s strictest states in terms of enforcing speeding and reckless-driving laws.
Comparing the average annual rates between 2008-2010 and 2015-2017, overall crime has dipped citywide. But there are differences from neighborhood to neighborhood.
How fearful of crime is your Seattle neighborhood? An analysis of crime data and a new survey shows some residents' fears are at odds with...
Seattle's South Lake Union, home to Amazon's urban campus, is the region's fastest growing neighborhood. But there's a close second. Check out our interactive map.
A new analysis of climate data by The Associated Press shows that Washington has warmed the slowest out of all other states over the past...
The suicide rate in Washington state has increased 19 percent compared to the period from 1999 to 2001. There are more than 1,100 suicides each...
More than 45,000 newcomers moved to Seattle each year between 2012 and 2016. And one stereotype certainly holds true: A lot of them are tech...
Most of Seattle's extraordinary population growth has been concentrated in a handful of neighborhoods, including South Lake Union, Pike/Pine and Lower Queen Anne.
