SEATTLE - Data shows some violent crime is down in Seattle, but homicides numbers are 20% higher than last year.
From January to July, there were 35 homicides in Seattle. In the same period in 2022, there was 29.
Seattle Police data shows there was at least seven homicides in the city in August. This past weekend, three people were killed in a mass shooting and six others injured.
"You see the families impacted by this violence it’s unacceptable," said Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz.
