Crime

Seattle, USA - August 12, 2013: Police CSI officers gathered outside a cruiser investigating a shooting aboard a Seattle bus on 3rd ave in Downtown during the morning Commute.

Policy & Regulations

Business and Civic Leaders Denounce the Threat to Public Safety in Downtown Seattle

July 11, 2022By Bill Conroy

In a letter to public officials, they urge action to permanently take back Third Avenue from the open drug market

Crime, Downtown Seattle

Business leaders are frustrated with continuing criminal activity downtown, describing Third Avenue in a letter to city officials as a “deeply rooted drug market.”

Tourism/Hospitality

Downtown Seattle crime foments frustration and takes a toll on lives and business

April 1, 2020

By Rob Smith and Bill Conroy

Merchants say the gritty street scene is rapidly deteriorating

Crime, Downtown

April 2020

SafetyImage.Seattle

Policy & Regulations

Seattle Ranks Near the Bottom in an Assessment of the Nation’s ‘Safest Cities’

December 2, 2019By Bill Conroy

A poor showing in home and community safety pushed Seattle’s score down

Crime, Safety, security