According to their new website, the group posted they are “a coalition of local government and business leaders” coming together to “develop local strategies (to fight crime) that can be implemented within available resources.”
Violent crime up
“We’ve seen a continuous rise in crime, especially violent crime, which I think is really concerning, but also property crimes and open drug use,” Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin toldThe purpose of the group, according to its website, is to identify homelessness, drug addiction, mental health, and public safety as interrelated problems while finding and developing “demanding comprehensive solutions.
“More funding for law enforcement and social services. Criminal justice reforms to fully allow officers to use their training in the field,” read the organization’s agenda on its website. “More transparency among judges and prosecutors regarding charging decisions, bail, convictions, and sentencing. More resources and tools to address fallout from theThe Blake decision’s impactwas “unconstitutional” and “void.
“Staffing shortages, combined with criminals seemingly becoming more emboldened and more violent, has created a safety issue for our deputies,” wrote Snohomish CountyLocal law enforcement officials have described the crime situation as increasingly dire. Vacant jobs and anti-police sentiment have often been blamed for the county’s higher crime rates.
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