Prosecutors and schools are using a coordinated, multi-level intervention strategy aimed at preventing youth violence before it escalates.
SEATTLE — King County charged 892 juveniles with crimes last year, a nearly threefold increase from 2021, prompting prosecutors and schools to launch a coordinated intervention strategy aimed at preventing youth violence before it escalates.
The dramatic rise in juvenile cases — from 339 in 2021 to a peak of 892 last year — has alarmed county officials, who have already filed more than 600 cases against minors this year.
“While overall gun violence in King County is going down, we know that the number of
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