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King County Executive Dow Constantine announces proposed public safety plan
King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed his multi-million-dollar plan to cut down on crime at a press conference on Monday.
The public safety plan comes at a time when crime is on the rise in King County.
Shootings have been trending up. In 2021, there were 460 reported victims. Eighty-eight people were shot and killed, and 372 were injured. In 2022, there have been 424 shooting victims as of July. Twenty of those were fatal.
In January, Metro transit workers told KING 5 that drug use has increased on buses and has gotten out of hand.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/king-county-executive-dow-constantine-announces-proposed-public-safety-plan/ar-AA121pXX