PHOTO: James McMahan, Policy Director at the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, tells the House Public Safety Committee Seattle’s spike in crime that began in 2020 continues today. (CREDIT: TVW)
Richard Rosenfeld, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri Saint Louis, tells the House Public Safety Committee a number of pandemic-related social factors contributed to an elevated Seattle crime rate that remains high today. Click play to hear Corwin Haeck’s report.