. On average police respond to nearly 2,000 incidents every year. That places Yakima within the top five cities in the state for the number of domestic violence incidents.
Before I moved to Yakima I heard how violent and nasty it was. Once I moved here I found that it was actually quite pleasant and, with all the rolling hills and trees, more attractive than I had been led to believe. I was also told that the violence has subsided greatly from what it was 15-20 years ago...
Apparently Macklemore, Seattle's newest breakout artist, is causing violence with his music. But isn't his song, "Thrift Shop" loved by everybody? I see ages from 4 to 400 bobbing their heads whenever it comes on! I guess there's one person that hates it...