The City of Seattle has worked to get Seattle Police Department (SPD) recruitment numbers back up, incentivizing a starting salary of $103,000 and a signing bonus of $7,500 for new officers.

SPD currently has 1,200 sworn officers and 631 civilian employees, according to the city’s website . That’s up from only having 424 active officers, the lowest staffing levels since at least 1957 , in April 2024.

“Numbers are up. It’s a good thing. It’s amazing what a contract can do,” Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) President Mike Solan told “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio Wednesday.

Earlier this month, the City of Seattle reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the SPOG, which represents all Seattle police officers.

Under the agreement, police officers will rece

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