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SPD brass in the neighborhood to discuss police reform plan and Capitol Hill crime

CHS can say it until we’re SPD blue in the face — the city’s crime rates are relatively low and Capitol Hill is relatively safe. We’ll be updating the numbers again soon. We assume datapoints like these haven’t changed greatly. Incidents like this can blow any rational discussion away. If you’re concerned about safety on the Hill and East Precinct policing, consider checking out this Thursday’s edition of the monthly EastPac meeting.


This month’s gathering of the East Precinct Advisory Council is dedicated to hearing more about SPD’s plans to meet Department of Justice demands for reform of the city’s policing policies. But part of every meeting is dedicated to discussing community concerns and neighborhood “hot spots.” If you’re worried about crime in your area of the Hill, stop in and let the SPD brass in attendance know.

Asst. Chief Sanford presents the 20/20 plan at 5/24 EastPAC meeting

Thursday, May 24th
6:30 to 8:00pm
Seattle University’s Chardin Hall, Room 142
1020 East Jefferson 
(Enter on 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)  

In March of 2011, the US Department of Justice began an investigation of the Seattle Police Department, focusing on whether SPD “engaged in a practice of unconstitutional policing through the use of excessive force and/or discriminatory policing”. DOJ’s findings conclude that these deficiencies do in fact exist, particularly within a “subset of officers who use force improperly”.  For the entire report, please see:

http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/documents/spd_findletter_12-16-11.pdf

In response to the DOJ findings, the Mayor’s Office and Police Department released it’s own reform plan, “SPD 20/20 -“A VISION FOR THE FUTURE”, identifying 20 changes to be implemented in 20 months.

SPD’s Assistant Chief Mike Sanford will be presenting the 20/20 plan at our May 24th EastPAC meeting. Please review the plan before the meeting- http://www.seattle.gov/spd2020/ -and come prepared with questions, concerns, in support of or opposition to this plan, as well as additional suggestions for better policing.

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