Police Transparency Dashboard

Building community trust is an important part of what makes the Kirkland Police Department a success, and transparency is one of the driving factors in gaining the trust of the communities we serve. The Police Department has published quarterly police dashboard reports for several years. Recently, the Police Department created an enhanced version of the existing crime dashboard as one transparency strategy called for in Kirkland’s Resolution R-5434.

Arrests

Police Transparency Dashboard Arrest Data

Filter through arrest data over the last five years in the City of Kirkland.

An Arrest report is required whenever a subject is arrested and booked into jail or is arrested and taken into custody but released prior to booking pending the submittal of charges. It is also required when a subject is criminally cited or when criminal charges are referred to the prosecutor’s office for filing. In these instances, the subject is not physically taken into custody or booked into jail. The count of statute violations may reflect multiple charges against a single arrestee.

Tickets & Citations

Filter through tickets & citations over the last five years in the City of Kirkland.

Tickets are non-criminal infractions, for example, a speeding ticket. Citations are issued for misdemeanor (criminal) offenses and can be either traffic or non-traffic related, for example, DUI or Simple Assault. In some cases, criminal citations might also be represented in our arrest data.

Crime Statistics

Filter through Crime Statistics over the last five years in the City of Kirkland.

Crimes are categorized using the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) which is the standard for law enforcement agencies in the United States. Crimes are grouped under the following categories:

Crimes Against Persons - Murder, Sex Offenses, Assault, Kidnapping/Human Trafficking, Violation of Protection Orders Crimes Against Property - Robbery, Burglary, Theft, Auto Theft, Fraud, Extortion/Bribery, Vandalism, Arson Crimes Against Society - Drug Violations, Weapons Violations, Prostitution, Pornography, Animal Cruelty, Gambling

For further definitions of these terms, please see the NIBRS manual.

Please note that not all crime types are included. Over time, offenses may be recategorized if underlying facts change. For example, if a person is shot but not killed, the offense may be categorized as an aggravated assault. If the victim later dies, the offense may be recategorized as homicide. When offenses are recategorized in this way, the data will update to reflect the new categorization. As a user of the dashboard, you may notice historic numbers changing over time.

Community Resource Officer Dashboard

Community Resource Officer Data Dashboard

The Community Resource Officer (CRO) program is a partnership between the City of Kirkland and the Lake Washington School District. The CRO Dashboard provides transparency and accountability for the community about CROs in Kirkland schools, with regular tracking of key data that relates to the City’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives, as part of Resolution-5434.

The (CRO) Dashboard is comprised of data obtained from the police records management system.It includes activity performed in the course of official CRO duties. Activity may occur on or off school campus.