Crime in Seattle increases after police budget cuts

KARAH RUCKER:  IN THE YEAR 2021…SEATTLE WASHINGTON DEFUNDED ITS POLICE-BUDGET BY NEARLY 17 PERCENT. IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING THOSE CUTS…HOMICIDES IN THE CITY SURGED 24 PERCENT.

IT’S THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE DEFUND THE POLICE MOVEMENT HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT INSIDE A DEMOCRAT-LED CITY. HOMICIDES SPIKE, RAPES AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ALSO INCREASE.

ALL WHILE CRIME IS ON THE RISE IN THE EMERALD CITY — THE POLICE FORCE ITSELF…SHRINKS BEHIND LITTLE SUPPORT. THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE SEATTLE POLICE BUDGET CUT — THE DEPARTMENT LOST 130 OFFICERS.
THAT SAME YEAR SEATTLE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS OR SHOTS FIRED.

AND IN 2023 — THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SHRINK. 30 POSITIONS SEATTLE P-D HAS STRUGGLED TO FILL — ARE NOW ELIMINATED IN THIS YEAR’S CITY BUDGET.

THE CURRENT TREND IS LESS POLICE EQUALS MORE CRIME. IN A CITY STRUGGLING TO RETAIN ITS IMAGE AS A SAFE TOURIST DESTINATION.