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Seattle Mayor Proposes Two-Year Budget Boosting Police $68 Million

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC · How we work

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Mayor Katie Wilson proposes a two-year budget that raises Seattle police funding by $68 million.
The plan lifts public-safety spending 13% to $1.135 billion, 53% of the general fund.
It allocates $500 million for affordable housing, renters and homelessness, targeting 1,000 new shelter units by 2027.
CARE Department receives $72.6 million for 9-1-1 dispatch, crisis responders and the gun-violence plan.

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Mayor Katie Wilson proposes a two-year budget that raises Seattle police funding by $68 million.
The plan lifts public-safety spending 13% to $1.135 billion, 53% of the general fund.
It allocates $500 million for affordable housing, renters and homelessness, targeting 1,000 new shelter units by 2027.
CARE Department receives $72.6 million for 9-1-1 dispatch, crisis responders and the gun-violence plan.