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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents. The state has the lowest ratio of police officers to residents of any state, compared to a national average of 251 per ...
The average response time for basic life support personnel for cardiac arrests from time of 9-1-1 being dialed to arrival is 4 minutes 40 seconds and for advanced life support personnel is 9 minutes 45 seconds. [38] In 2008, 58% (530/920) of EMS-treated cardiac arrests not witnessed by EMS in Seattle & King County CPR was initiated by a bystander.
Seattle P.D. badge from the late 1910s Regular patrolmen in uniform at Seattle Hempfest Seattle policemen in 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic A Seattle Police car on patrol near 2nd Ave downtown. The Seattle police force was established in 1869 with the election of John T. Jordan as the first town marshal.
It's taking officers three times as long to respond to emergencies in the East Precinct, which includes CHOP, because police had to abandon the precinct, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said.
(The Center Square) – Shon Barnes was announced on Dec. 20 as the next chief of the Seattle Police Department, but he won't assume his new job right away. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office ...
This stems from a 2012 court order that was sought by the U.S. Department of Justice following an investigation into the police department’s policies and practices at the time.
The Port of Seattle Police Department has jurisdiction on the premises of Sea-Tac Airport, a small portion of surrounding residential areas, at all cargo and cruiseship terminals operated by the Port of Seattle, at Fishermen's Terminal, and at Seattle's Centennial Park. As of 2016 its airport units responded to an average of 200 calls per day.
The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the police union, did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The investigation comes at a turbulent time for the police department. Last week, Mayor ...