J425 | The Journal 425

J425 | The Journal 425

Lake Stevens Among Safest Cities in the Nation

Safety in numbers: as the urban West Coast descends into disrepair, a range of independent crime-tracking resources list Lake Stevens as one of the best places to call home

Kevin Thomas Hulten's avatar
The Journal 425 (J425)'s avatar
Kevin Thomas Hulten and The Journal 425 (J425)
Apr 18, 2023
∙ Paid

As formerly-great West Coast cities continue to circle the drain in a swirling mess of fentanyl zombies, random violence, car thefts, sideshows and tent city under-overpass blazes (“A naked guy punched my co-worker in the face. Again,” reports my friend who works in the formerly Amazon-heavy commercial zone of South Lake Union) – residents of the swiftl…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of The Journal 425 (J425).

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 The Journal 425 · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture