FILE – A Seattle Police vehicle sits parked at Hing Hay Park on March 18, 2021, in Seattle.
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Seattle saw substantial spikes in the number of aggravated assaults and robberies last year, which were largely responsible for the 20% overall increase in violent crime the city experienced in 2021, according to the Seattle Police Department’s year-end crime report.
That report, released late last week, said the number of aggravated assaults that occurred in Seattle last year — 3,925 — is the most the city has seen in 10 years. It also represents a 24% increase over 2020 totals.
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