Seattle police on pace to lose more officers than it gains in 2024

The Seattle Police Department said Monday that it will lose more officers this year than it gains. In 2024, the department had 40 departures and only gained 15, and is projecting more separations than hires this year. The revised projection is that there will only be 918 deployable officers by the end of the year, despite an increase in base pay and $30,000 signing bonuses. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has been pushing for the city to accept different testing methods in order to speed up the recruiting procedures. But last week, the Public Safety Civil Service Commission suggested staying the course. -------------------------------------------------- For more on the lead story: https://komonews.com/news/local/seatt... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook:   / komonews   KOMO News on Twitter:   / komonews   KOMO News on Instagram:   / komo4   KOMO News on TikTok:   / komo4seattle   Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube:    / @komonews   Watch more top local news stories:    • Видео   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-... Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: tips@komonews.com Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #seattlepolice #spd #police #spd #lawenforcement #officer #staffing #staffingcrisis Chris Daniels This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at contentsales@sbgtv.com