Seattle Mayor Harrell commits to hiring 500 SPD officers by 2027

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz unveiled their new recruitment strategy to address staffing shortages in Seattle Police Department Wednesday afternoon.

Officer staffing levels reached their lowest point seen in three decades this year, with over 400 officers departing SPD since 2019. The Seattle Police Officer Guild President Mike Solan told the Dori Monson Show that the department lost 12 officers only last week.

The city’s goal is to have 1450 officers trained and on the streets of the city by 2027, an increase of more than 500 officers over the next 5 years. This would bring the ratio of police to Seattle citizens to 1.9 officers to 1,000 residents ratio. This is much lower than in cities like New York which has a ratio of 4.2 per 1000 or Los Angeles which has a ratio of 2.4 per 1000.

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