Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Friday that public safety is his administration’s “highest priority.” In city hall, that’s included a lot of talk about policing and crime. But according to a study of Seattle residents, the biggest public safety issue in people’s lives is actually traffic safety.

Jacqueline Helfgott – Seattle University Professor and Director of the school’s Crime & Justice Research Center – breaks down the results of the Seattle Public Safety Survey and the various ways safety shows up in our lives.

The 2024 Seattle Public Safety Survey is accepting responses through November 30.

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Seattle’s top public safety issue? Transportation