Crime

Crime

Homicide and car theft rates are up in Washington

But hate crimes went down slightly.

Crime

How the journey of one gun tells the story of many

Last November, a 14 year old boy shot and killed a fellow student at Ingraham high school in Seattle. The gun that student used traveled through the hands of multiple teenagers before it reached him, starting in an unsecured closet.

Crime

Lawyer shortage creates potential constitutional crisis

Crime

Seattle City Council strikes down drug enforcement policy

The city council narrowly rejected a proposal that would give the city attorney the power to prosecute public drug use and possession. The slim margin suggests there’s a lot of division in the city about how to approach the crisis. Publicola journalist and editor Erica C. Barnett will tell us how the vote went down and what happens next.