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id: 72511e4c88
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-10 09:58 PST
updated: 2026-11-10 18:08 PST
status: reported
outlets: 9
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# Mayor Katie Wilson expands police surveillance cameras

Mayor Katie Wilson announced police surveillance cameras will expand to Capitol Hill and the Central District after an audit by NYU Policing Project.

Section: [Public Safety](/seattle/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Katie Wilson](/seattle/wiki/katie-wilson.md), [NYU Policing Project](/seattle/wiki/nyu-policing-project.md), [Seattle Police Department](/seattle/wiki/seattle-police-department.md), [Real Time Crime Center](/seattle/wiki/real-time-crime-center.md)

## Coverage

- [Capitol Hill Seattle Blog](https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/11/evidence-com-data-is-forever-as-wilson-weighs-next-steps-audit-finds-seattle-police-unready-for-camera-expansion-including-capitol-hill-and-central-district/), 2026-11-10 09:58 PST: ‘Evidence.com data is forever’– Audit finds Seattle Police unready for camera expansion including Capitol Hill and Central District — UPDATE: Wilson OKs expansion
- [West Seattle Blog](https://westseattleblog.com/2026/11/happening-now-mayor-wilson-talking-surveillance-cameras-future/), 2026-11-10 11:23 PST: AS-IT-HAPPENED COVERAGE: Mayor Wilson says she’s turning surveillance cameras back on
- [Seattle City Council Blog](https://council.seattle.gov/2026/11/10/public-safety-chair-kettle-statement-on-cctv-report-and-mayors-next-steps/) (city agency), 2026-11-10 12:04 PST: Public Safety Chair Kettle statement on CCTV report and Mayor’s next steps
- [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-mayor-lifts-pause-and-will-expand-police-surveillance-cameras-with-new-safeguards/), 2026-11-10 13:10 PST: Seattle mayor lifts pause and will expand police surveillance cameras with new safeguards
- [KOMO News (ABC)](https://komonews.com/news/local/wide-ranging-reactions-as-seattle-reactivates-rtcc-cameras-and-expands-surveillance-system-mayor-katie-wilson-safety-crime-gun-violence-privacy-ice-immigration-lgbtq-reproductive-rights-seattle-center-bite-of-seattle-shooting-sodo-central-capitol-hill), 2026-11-10 13:48 PST: Wide-ranging reactions as Seattle reactivates RTCC cameras and expands surveillance system
- [PubliCola](https://publicola.com/2026/11/10/wilson-says-expanding-police-surveillance-system-will-help-make-seattle-the-safest-big-city-in-the-country/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wilson-says-expanding-police-surveillance-system-will-help-make-seattle-the-safest-big-city-in-the-country), 2026-11-10 16:37 PST: Wilson Says Expanding Police Surveillance System Will Help Make Seattle “The Safest Big City in the Country”
- [The Stranger](https://www.thestranger.com/news/seattle-mayor-expands-police-camera-surveillance-today-with-no-privacy-safeguards-in-2026/) (advocacy outlet), 2026-11-10 17:20 PST: Seattle Mayor Expands Police Camera Surveillance Today, With No Privacy Safeguards in 2026
- [FOX 13 Seattle](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/supporters-critics-react-seattle-expanding-cctv-cameras), 2026-11-10 17:58 PST: Supporters, critics react to Seattle expanding CCTV cameras
- [KIRO 7 (CBS)](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mayor-wilson-moves-forward-with-turning-seattle-police-cameras-following-rtcc-audit/I66ZQBEMTBDBTLJJQOXLJ22RHM/), 2026-11-10 18:08 PST: Mayor Wilson moves forward with turning on Seattle police cameras following RTCC audit

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.