On October 1, 2024, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) shockingly announced a switch to a "verified response" per Interim police Chief Sue Rahr. To put it simply, if your alarm in your home or workplace goes off, there will be no police coming to check on the situation unless there is additional video, audio, panic alarms, or eyewitness evidence.
The claim from SPD is this will allow their personnel to work more efficiently as only 4% of alarm dispatches have an associated crime with it (their numbers not ours). Even if that was the case, do you want to risk being part of the 4%, knowing that the police are not coming to the rescue?
How about some simple facts? The International Association of Police Chiefs (IACP) and the National Association of Sheriffs (NSA) adopted the 2018 Model Alarm Ordinance as developed by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). This has resulted in a massive reduction of false alarm dispatches nationwide. A study by SIAC of 4 major cities showed that 87% of alarm customers have 0 requests for police services in a year. Alarm companies are proud to work with local law enforcement to reduce false alarm dispatches, but it only works when the police actually respond when they are needed.
Your alarm company knows you count on them to notify law enforcement when you feel unsafe or in danger. We want to honor that commitment, but we need your help. Send a quick message to your city council members urging them to immediately rescind "verified response" and restore a policy that when an alarm is tripped the police will respond.
The claim from SPD is this will allow their personnel to work more efficiently as only 4% of alarm dispatches have an associated crime with it (their numbers not ours). Even if that was the case, do you want to risk being part of the 4%, knowing that the police are not coming to the rescue?
How about some simple facts? The International Association of Police Chiefs (IACP) and the National Association of Sheriffs (NSA) adopted the 2018 Model Alarm Ordinance as developed by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). This has resulted in a massive reduction of false alarm dispatches nationwide. A study by SIAC of 4 major cities showed that 87% of alarm customers have 0 requests for police services in a year. Alarm companies are proud to work with local law enforcement to reduce false alarm dispatches, but it only works when the police actually respond when they are needed.
Your alarm company knows you count on them to notify law enforcement when you feel unsafe or in danger. We want to honor that commitment, but we need your help. Send a quick message to your city council members urging them to immediately rescind "verified response" and restore a policy that when an alarm is tripped the police will respond.
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