December 2025 Public Safety Update
CID Public Safety Forum & CID Public Safety Council
The next CID Public Safety Council Meeting is January 6th. Learn more about the Public Safety Council here.
The last CID Public Safety Forum of the year will be December 16th from 4:15PM-5:15PM online and in-person! Please contact Christopher if you have any questions. These community meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of each month continueing on January 20th, 2026!
The Public Safety Forum will now be hosted at our new office! 619 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104.
Safety Ambassador Data Collection
The purpose of the data is to both track the interactions of the ambassadors and also to help paint a clearer picture of what every day life is like in our neighborhood. Note that the data shown should be taken with a grain of salt. The ambassadors work from 2PM-10PM and can only be at one place at a time. Above is roughly the 1500 interactions and incidents that the ambassadors have handled.
December 2025 Highlights
December highlights
Since the year is coming to an end, we want to share some progress with the Safety Ambassador Program! From the launch of the program in June 2025 to now:
- There have been 1745 Unique Interactions
- 258 Incidents required de-escalations
- Between Japantown, Little Saigon, and Chinatown we have reached out to businesses 750 times
- Removal of 214 individuals from private property
- Outreached and provided wellname check-ins for 679 unhoused
- Administered 4 Naloxones
Incidents by Category
June to September Incidents by category
October to December incidents by category
The graphs above present incidents that have occurred in the neighborhood, sorted by category.
Incident counts peaked during the summer months, with just under 200 incidents in July and August, and have steadily declined since September. Note that the graphs above and below exclude incidents categorized solely as wellness checks or business checks.
2025 Full Year Total Incident Distribution by Neighborhood
October to December
Public SAfety Survey Update (Businesses)
Baseline Safety Survey
-confirm safety issues before launch of Ambassador program
-78% of residents/visitors felt unsafe in Little Saigon and near the I-5 Underpass.
-In the 12 months prior to the program, 96% of businesses experienced harassment or threats.
June-Sept Business Owner Safety Survey
-After 4-month launch of Ambassador program, survey of business owners revealed high satisfaction and perceived improvement in a cohort of 28.
-84% of those who contacted an Ambassador about an incident were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the handling of the incident.
-88% of business owners agree that the Ambassador program is improving safety for the Chinatown International District.
Do you feel that the ambassador program ?
| Concern |
Response from the CIDBIA |
| Ambassadors should be on foot more, spending less time on bikes. |
With the bikes the Ambassadors were able to address businesses quicker, but that lead to less community engagement. Currently the Ambassadors are travelling by foot, but we are looking for a middle ground to allow for timely responses. |
| Ambassadors should have a list of people who cause problems and be more proactive about removing or deterring them before they cause problems. |
The Safety Ambassadors are working with LEAD/REACH on the Seattle Neighborhood Impact Framework to create cases on individuals in the neighborhood. Through case conferencing we are able to connect them with resources to get better and to find housing. |
| Ambassadors should do more to address people doing drugs in public. |
Ambassadors are hired security. They do not have enforcement capabilities such as police officers. Due to liability, we cannot physically stop people from doing drugs. But we are able to talk to people and de-escalate and try to dissuade from public drug use |
Comments
CID CPTED INTERVENTION PROJECT
Over the past two months the CIDBIA, in partnership with SCIDpda and FLS, have been working with numerous businesses in our neighborhood to apply CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles to create a safer environment.
I am currently working with more than 15 businesses in the CID to repair damaged property and install security improvements. Over the past 5 months we have been able to return over $75,000 dollars back into the community. Here is a list of businesses that we are working with or have received repairs!
- Tabletop Village
- Oasis
- Seattle Vision Clinic
- A+ Hong Kong Kitchen
- Identity Jiu Jitsu
- Colors Abloom
- 663 Bistro
- Bellwether BBQ&GRILL
- Crawfish King
- Blue Diamond Spa
- Theater Off Jackson
- World Wireless Station
- Szechuan Fish
- American Hotel
- Henry's Taiwanese Kitchen
- A+ Hong Kong Restaurant
We are working with the Office of Economic Development through the Back to Business Fund to help reimburse damages to storefronts that have had damages since July 2024. If your business is in need of repairs and security, please contact Christopher Yip.
