Almost 275 police officers have left the Seattle Police Department since 2020. The staffing crisis has never been worse with the lowest number of deployable staff since at least the 1980s. (Photo: Jason Rantz/KTTH)
Almost 275 police officers have left the Seattle Police Department since 2020. The staffing crisis has never been worse, with the lowest number of deployable staff since the 1980s.
This year a total of 84 officers separated from the SPD, with 18 leaving in May, according to a police source. A separation is an all-inclusive term that includes resignations, retirements, and lateral moves to other agencies.
The latest data puts
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