Police: Seattle saw 20% increase in violent crime last year – By Alec Regimbal (Seattle PI) / February 8, 2022
Seattle saw substantial spikes in the number of aggravated assaults and robberies last year, which were largely responsible for the 20% overall increase in violent crime the city experienced in 2021, according to the Seattle Police Department’s year-end crime report.
That report, released late last week, said the number of aggravated assaults that occurred in Seattle last year — 3,925 — is the most the city has seen in 10 years. It also represents a 24% increase over 2020 totals.
A record number of shootings in Seattle last year, some of which are classified as aggravated assaults, helped drive the assault figure to its 10-year high, the report said.
