News

Read all the latest news and updates from the CPC at perspectives.seattle.gov. Press releases published on or prior to July 10, 2019 are in Older Press Releases.

Where Seattle’s mayoral candidates stand on 10 critical police accountability issues

Seattle’s next mayor will be tasked with leading our city through complex police accountability issues – from helping negotiate a new police contract to hiring Seattle’s next police chief. The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) asked both [...]

Posted Oct. 19
Seattle Public Safety Survey now open

The Seattle Public Safety Survey is now open for community members to share their perception of crime and police interactions. The annual survey, conducted by Seattle University, collects information from community members that is then put into a [...]

Posted Oct. 19
CPC releases 2020 annual report detailing critical year of police accountability efforts

The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) released its 2020 Annual Report today. The 40-page document details the CPC’s work in a year Seattle’s police accountability system faced unprecedented challenges from a global pandemic and police [...]

Posted Oct. 13
CPC statement on OPA investigation into the abandonment of East Precinct

The Community Police Commission (CPC) is currently reviewing the Office of Police Accountability’s (OPA) investigation into the decision by Seattle Police officers to abandon the East Precinct. Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz and OPA Director Andrew [...]

Posted Oct. 04
Four years after passing unanimously, Seattle’s police Accountability Ordinance remains partially unimplemented largely due to police union contracts

The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) launched a first-of-its-kind public dashboard today tracking the implementation of the landmark 2017 Accountability Ordinance. The Accountability Ordinance Tracker shows that Seattle’s police contracts [...]

Posted Sep. 22
Where Seattle’s mayoral candidates stand on 10 critical police accountability issues

Seattle’s next mayor will be tasked with leading our city through complex police accountability issues – from helping negotiate a new police contract to hiring Seattle’s next police chief. The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) asked both [...]

Posted Oct. 19
Seattle Public Safety Survey now open

The Seattle Public Safety Survey is now open for community members to share their perception of crime and police interactions. The annual survey, conducted by Seattle University, collects information from community members that is then put into a [...]

Posted Oct. 19
CPC releases 2020 annual report detailing critical year of police accountability efforts

The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) released its 2020 Annual Report today. The 40-page document details the CPC’s work in a year Seattle’s police accountability system faced unprecedented challenges from a global pandemic and police [...]

Posted Oct. 13
CPC statement on OPA investigation into the abandonment of East Precinct

The Community Police Commission (CPC) is currently reviewing the Office of Police Accountability’s (OPA) investigation into the decision by Seattle Police officers to abandon the East Precinct. Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz and OPA Director Andrew [...]

Posted Oct. 04
Four years after passing unanimously, Seattle’s police Accountability Ordinance remains partially unimplemented largely due to police union contracts

The Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) launched a first-of-its-kind public dashboard today tracking the implementation of the landmark 2017 Accountability Ordinance. The Accountability Ordinance Tracker shows that Seattle’s police contracts [...]

Posted Sep. 22