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When a 9-1-1 call comes in, our teams work together to respond quickly.
1,343 Sworn Officers
- Seattle's 911 center receives nearly 800,000 calls per year.
- Officer proactively engage in more than 200 incidents per day.
- Officers respond to an average of 500 calls for service per day.
83.9 Square Miles
- Seattle is one of the most densely populated U.S. cities.
- Our patrol division is broken into five precincts spread throughout Seattle.
- Major companies, tourist attractions, neighborhoods and natural beauty- Seattle has it all.
40" Avg. yearly rainfall
- Cool winters - about 5 inches of snow during an average year.
- Sunny days - more than 150 days of sun during an average year.
- We think the weather here is perfect.