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May 2025

May 5, 2025

City attorney launches alternative to drug prosecution for misdemeanor cases — Defendants can avoid jail by completing treatment steps, passing drug tests, and staying arrest-free for 60 days to qualify for case dismissal.

April 2025

April 28, 2025

Seattle cleared 2,504 homeless encampments in 2024, tripling removals since 2022 — Despite the record pace, homelessness in King County rose 26%, and fewer people chose to move into shelters.

April 28, 2025

Judge grants injunction to Seattle, others challenging Trump’s sanctuary city executive order — A federal judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from Seattle and 15 other sanctuary jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Seattle saw notable year-over-year drops in violent crime, property crime, and motor vehicle theft during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Violent crime fell from 1,261 incidents in Q1 2024 to 1,077 in Q1 2025 — a decrease of 14.6%. Property crime declined from...

The City of Seattle’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts has released its April 2025 revenue forecast, adopting a pessimistic economic scenario in light of mounting global uncertainty, weak local revenue collections, and sector-specific slowdowns. The shift reflects recent international trad...