North Seattle business owners say they're fed up with crime

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From a small law firm’s smashed windows to a full-on burglary of a smoke shop in Wedgewood, business owners are banding together.

SEATTLE — Business owners north of the University District say they are fed up with crime and want the city leaders to do something about it. On Friday, city council members hit the block – hearing concerns directly from those impacted. , business owners are banding together with the message that"enough is enough."

“I would love to be able to go down and go to the meetings at City Hall. I can’t, I’m running a business,” Camandona said. “It feels terrible. It’s gut wrenching because I know that small business owners are putting everything on the line,” said Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson. “We need to accelerate hiring at the Seattle Police Department, obviously we need to finally really driving crime, I believe that it’s drugs. I believe that it is addiction that is fueling the street crime,” Nelson said.

According to the Seattle Police Department crime dashboard, for what they call the Roosevelt Ravena neighborhood, 1000 less reports of crime have been reported in 2023 when comparted to 2022. Keep in mind there are still three months left in the year.

 

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