The downtown activation team conducts targeted enforcement of “dangerous and disruptive behavior” and cleans and restores areas of concern.
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order Friday establishing a downtown activation team pilot aimed at reducing crime and emergency calls.
The pilot comes after the city began operations in the downtown core in early September. Officials said the results were positive, prompting them to expand operations to the Little Saigon neighborhood earlier this month.
In the Pike/Pine area near Third Avenue, violent crime decreased 27%, and emergency service calls decreased 14% since efforts began, according to data from the mayor’s office.
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