As police continue to walk off the job in communist Democrat run cities, Seattle is the sight of the latest mass exodus as the city’s mayor Jenny Durkin is a complete and total failure. From the city of the “Summer of Love” to CHAZ and CHOP and nightly riots, the police just don’t want to deal with the left wing bullshit and funding cuts anymore, and who could blame them?
| Over 100 police officers have quit in Seattle in another mass exodus from communist Democrat cities |
|---|
|
A record number of Seattle police officers left the department in September, double the highest of any month on record, and a level of attrition that the city’s mayor calls “unprecedented.”
That’s the headline of a new Seattle Budget Office report, which has been circulated through many community organizations and is getting released just as the Seattle City’s Council deliberates whether to cut further positions.
On top of that, the report says the city could find itself at police staffing levels on par with the early 1990s, even though the city’s population has grown by 44% since then.
The report says 39 officers or officers in training “separated” from SPD in September, while another 14 officers were on extended leave. Per the report, that means the number of officers decreased from 1,247 to 1,203 in a single month.
The budget office audit also suggests newer officers are leaving in droves, despite former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best’s effort to recruit new officers, particularly officers of color.
The report also suggests 911 call response times have been increasing, before Chief Adrian Diaz reprioritized officers to cut down on the trend.
“We will continue to improve policing and reimagine community safety in Seattle by shifting some responses to community-based alternatives and civilian programs like Health One or community service Officers,” Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said in a statement. “But the city also needs a sufficient number of officers who can respond to the most urgent 911 calls in all parts of our city at any time of the day. We are losing an unprecedented number of officers, which makes it even more critical that we recruit and retain officers committed to reform and community policing that reflect the diversity and values of our city.”