Seattle City Council’s look at SPD staffing: 10 cops short, a surge in violent crime, organized retail theft audit, and a major change in ‘proactive policing’

Seattle is on pace to fall only about ten cops short of its budgeted plans to end 2022 with 1,200 sworn officers. The numbers come as part of a review of Seattle Police staffing by the Seattle City Council and … Continue reading Seattle City Council’s look at SPD staffing: 10 cops short, a surge in violent crime, organized retail theft audit, and a major change in ‘proactive policing’