Ep 83 Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz

Send us Fan MailSeattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz’s joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk public safety in Seattle. 2022 was a particularly challenging year as the violent crime rate was the highest in 15 years. Homicides increased 24 percent. Gun violence was the cause of death for the majority of the victims. Diaz served as interim police chief for two years before becoming full time chief earlier this year.  Crime, he says, did decrease in the fourth quarter of 2022  with reductions in aggravated assault and larceny-theft.  The SPD Chief talks about changes he is making in the department’s leadership, as well as efforts to hire more officers, the training of recruits to deal with diverse communities and addressing officers mental health. Diaz also addresses the challenges for police in dealing with homeless encampments, downtown public safety and the growing problem of fentanyl addiction and overdoses. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-usRead: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-goRead:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalezRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-itRead: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-knowRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...