Nearly 20 Percent of Seattle Shootings Happened Near Homeless Encampments

10/28/2022|Updated: 10/28/2022

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Data released by the city of Seattle reveals that homeless encampments are seeing a significant percentage of shots fired in 2022.

According to the latest update from the One Seattle Homelessness Action Plan, nearly 20 percent of all citywide shootings/shots fired through September were connected to an unauthorized encampment or a homeless person.

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