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More Police Presence in Seattle’s Crime Hotspots Following Mayor’s Strong Statement

Jonathan Choe
June 21, 2026
Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
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Crime, Law, and Order
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Foot Patrols Clear Criminal Activity

Crime hotspots and drug dens in Seattle’s Chinatown-ID are now seeing more police foot patrols this weekend.

This is clearly in response to the community outrage directed at Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson.

She’s accused of pushing homeless drug addicts into this Asian American neighborhood so World Cup fans feel safer in the downtown tourist corridor.

But what happens after World Cup matches end and tourists leave the city?

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth & Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.