Seattle's police chief is a former teacher and school resource officer, which gives him unique understanding the potential ...

The order is a landmark for the city and SPD, which has seen changes to its policies, procedures, discipline oversight, data collection and analytics.

Seattle police are investigating the scene near 12th Avenue South and South Lane Street. The suspect has not yet been found.

"The data is telling us that homicides are decreasing, violent crime is decreasing, shots fired in the city are decreasing," Police Chief Shon Barnes told KOMO News. Barnes credits the collaboration ...

(The Center Square) – Federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department has ended after 13 years and $127 million in reform funding. Judge James Robart of U.S. District Court for the Western District ...

Police have yet to make any arrests after two men were gunned down following a confrontation in the streets of the ...

Seattle has regained full control of its police department after a federal judge formally ended a 13-year consent decree that reshaped nearly every aspect of the city’s policing. U.S. District Judge ...

Last week, the Seattle School Board was scheduled to vote on a pilot program that would return police to Garfield High School ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council approved adding CCTV cameras in three areas of the city, despite hours of public opposition this week. If approved, the cameras would be placed in the Stadium ...

Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) grapples with overlapping crises: violent crime, chronic homelessness, and ...

In Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2026 budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department was the big winner, seeing a $34.5 million increase. The mayor would use a new 0.1% “public safety” sales ...