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New Analysis: RTCC Triples the Odds That A Victim Receives Justice 

March 5, 2026 9:21 am

Seattle’s Real Time Crime Center is increasing the odds that crime victims will receive justice. According to a new data analysis by the Seattle Police Department, police officers and detectives are three times more likely to arrest the offender when they work with RTCC analysts. RTCC analysts respond to 911 calls, providing real-time investigative support for crimes ranging from murder to stolen cars. SPD analyzed 220,000 911 responses over the nine-month period between the launch of the RTCC and the end of February 2026. This finding — from SPD’s Performance Analytics… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, General, Real Time Crime Center, Statements and News Releases

2025 SPD Year in Review

February 2, 2026 4:04 pm

Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes announced that overall crime in Seattle fell 18% in 2025 compared to 2024, with reductions across major categories including the most serious – homicide. There is still plenty of work to do in 2026 and beyond, Barnes said in a speech at the Northwest… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, General

North Precinct Robberies Video Press Conference

October 27, 2023 5:31 pm
Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, Investigations, North Precinct

SPD Recovers Record Number of Firearms in March

April 21, 2023 2:15 pm

Last month, the Seattle Police Department recovered 169 firearms – the highest number since the year of 2010. Included in this total of recovered firearms from police, 39 were forfeited at the SPD Range for destruction. The department continues to strive to address concerns surrounding violent crimes with firearms.

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, Police Precincts

SPD’s Tweets By Beat Accounts Not Impacted by Changes at Twitter

February 8, 2023 4:27 pm

UPDATE: 2/9/23, 2:06 PM: Based on an announcement from Twitter yesterday, SPD’s Tweets by Beat accounts will no longer be impacted by a change to Twitter API. This means all Tweets by Beat accounts will continue to function and be updated. Each account will now be subject to a 1500… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Alerts, Data and Crime Trends, Statements and News Releases

2020 Data Shows Arrests, Use of Force Continue To Be Rare With Those in Crisis

April 13, 2021 1:00 pm

The latest report on SPD’s Hostage Negotiations Team(HNT) and crisis responses shows arrests and use of force continues to be a rare occurrence when officers are dealing with persons in crisis. With 98 HNT responses reported last year, more than half of those calls were resolved either prior to their arrival… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, News Releases

SPD Releases Stops and Detentions Annual Report

May 31, 2019 12:13 pm

In keeping with its commitment to highlighting transparency around Department policies, process and training, today the Seattle Police Department released the Stops and Detentions Annual Report. This report focuses on data around police-civilian contacts that involved a stop and limited detention of an individual. “We rely on data-driven strategies to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, General, News Releases, Police Precincts

Seattle Police Release Stops and Detentions Annual Report And Data Behind The Summary

June 29, 2018 3:24 pm

The Seattle Police Department has released a report summarizing 12 months of stops and detentions (Terry stops) from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017. In keeping with its commitment to transparency and open data, the Department also published the raw data underlying the report to the City’s open data portal, data.seattle.gov. You can also access the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Data and Crime Trends, General

Use of Force Remained Extraordinarily Low in 2017

January 31, 2018 9:24 am

The Seattle Police Department continues to provide use of force data to highlight transparency around our policy, process, and training with regards to use of force and how it is investigated.  This report builds on the previous publication and outlines use of force incidents occurring between January 1 and December 31,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, Data and Crime Trends, General, Police Precincts