Capitol Hill Neighborhood Safety Coordinator holding ‘Safety Call’ and training event

The city-funded Capitol Hill Neighborhood Safety Coordinator with the GSBA chamber of commerce is continuing efforts to better organize community and business public safety needs around core areas like Broadway and Pike/Pine.

Thursday will bring what has become a monthly Capitol Hill Safety Call with public officials and Seattle Police Department representatives to discuss the latest issues in the neighborhood. The monthly virtual forum is scheduled to begin at 11 AM.

Meanwhile, the GSBA coordinator is also organizing a Stay Aware & Stay Ready personal safety training session planned for Tuesday, May 26th at 5:30 PM at Seattle Central:

This community safety training was created in direct response to feedback we heard at our recent roundtable. Led by Jen Carl, GSBA’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood Safety Coordinator, this practical, conversation-driven session will focus on proactive steps you can take to strengthen your personal safety in everyday life. Together, we’ll explore how to make safety plans for different environments, better understand and respond to instincts and gut reactions, and share tips that can help you feel more prepared and aware wherever you are.

Public safety issues for the area have continued to be focused on concerns around gun violence stemming from a deadly end to 2025, street disorder and drug use, and transportation and pedestrian safety in the wake of last month’s deadly collision at Pine and Bellevue. There has also been interest in the neighborhood for the city’s new CARE Department to grow in its responses to 911 crisis calls.

Meanwhile, day to day public safety issues continue including troubles with burglaries and break-ins though resources through the city’s “Storefront Fund” have helped stem some of the costs from busted glass and doors.

CHS reported here on the organization’s city funded hire last year of a Capitol Hill Neighborhood Safety Coordinator.

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