Homicides in Seattle still far higher than before the pandemic, report says

Most violent crime across the country is trending down, returning to levels seen before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when crime spiked nationwide. But homicides remain stubbornly high, especially in cities like Seattle that historically have been classified as “low homicide” cities, according to a midyear crime report from the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The report is based on crimes reported to police in 36 cities, though only 29 of them provided data on homicides committed in their jurisdictions. Based on...