Seattle Police Department Carmen Best, Chief of Police
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Street Address:
610 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1900
610 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1900
Mailing Address:
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
Top Requests
3/21
Update 3/21: Seattle police and the King County Sheriff’s Office are investigating following a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. At 9:20 PM on March 19th, police received a 911 call from the family member of a [...]
3/20
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in a Capitol Hill park Wednesday night. Witnesses began calling 911 just before 10 p.m. to report that a man had been shot following a disturbance at the basketball courts in Cal [...]
3/20
Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this evening in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Officers were called to a report of a suicidal man armed with a gun in the [...]
Issues and Initiatives
MCPP Plans
The Micro Community Policing Plans (MCPP) were designed to address the distinctive needs of each community. Learn more about the crime in your neighborhood and what SPD is doing about it.
Professional Standards Bureau
Learn what the Professional Standards Bureau does and review a timeline of police reform.
Service Quality Survey
Service Quality Surveys have been conducted since 2006 and measure the overall service callers received as well as the service provided by the 9-1-1 operator.
SPD Safe Place
SPD Safe Place is a public education and safety campaign aimed at preventing and responding to anti-LGBTQ crimes. This is a volunteer program that businesses and organizations participate in to help victims of hate crimes find a safe place to be sheltered until police arrive.