Crime on the rise in Seattle? The City Council must think so because it is poised to establish a total of six ‘stay out’ zones for a myriad of crimes, including drug possession/ use and prostitution. IF created, judges will be authorized to bar people from being in the established zones. Police, of course, will be authorized to arrest anyone who violates a ‘stay out’ order. The hope is to stem: (1) drug use in the Chinatown International District, Belltown, Pioneer Square, Capital Hill and the University District, and (2) prostitution activity on Aurora Avenue North. If passed, prostitution loitering would also be re-criminalized. Prostitution Loitering was repealed in 2020. In its wake there appears to have been a clear spike in prostitution along Aurora Avenue North. We shall see how things are impacted by the Seattle City Council’s attempt to curb drug use and prostitution in and around the great Seattle area.
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