Pierce County law enforcement authorities have taken an innovative approach to handling repeat criminal offenders. These “high priority offenders” are only a portion of criminals, but account for a large percentage of the overall crime in Pierce County. As KOMO reports, Pierce County police have mined data in reports...
Pierce County Has Innovative Solution To Crack Down On Repeat Criminal Offenders
Seattle Times Editorial Criticizes Leadership Over Response To Downtown Public Safety
In a new Seattle Times editorial, the paper criticizes the city government’s response to ongoing public safety problems affecting downtown Seattle and other areas of the city. Crimes of many types have been increasing in Seattle in recent years. These include violent crimes, a few notable examples being the...
Seattle’s Biggest Criminal Offenders Often Cycle In And Out Of Jail
One year after a report commissioned by Seattle business leaders profiling ‘prolific’ criminal offenders who commit a “substantial portion” of the crime in the city, it appears that little has changed. According to the Downtown Seattle Association, 93 of the original 100 offenders profiled in last year’s report have...
New Report Says Seattle Could Be Doing More To Clean Homeless Encampment Trash
According to a new report by the Seattle city auditor, the city could be doing more to deal with the mounting problem of trash around homeless encampments. The auditor’s report emphasizes and recommends dealing with the problem in a proactive way. So far, the report argues, the city has...
