Youth Violence & Crime

Four weeks ago, Caya Lenay was being celebrated by DCYF for earning a degree while behind bars. Now, he’s in an adult prison along with 10 classmates, due to a lack of space in juvenile detention.

Four teenagers were arrested after an armed robbery at a Renton convenience store. Police believe they are connected to additional robberies in Tukwila.

Seattle City Council approved legislation Tuesday that will cost offenders as much as $1,500 for illegal street racing, and spectators and promotors could face big fines, too.

Police are investigating after a car 'deliberately' struck a boy on a bicycle in Bellevue Saturday night. 

In an attempt to stem it’s youth detention facility crisis, Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announced Friday they’ve moved 43 young people into adult prisons.

Washington state is running out of space to send children, teens and young adults convicted of crimes.

More than 100 people gathered Sunday at Mountlake Terrace High School to remember 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson.

A vigil is planned Sunday for 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson, an innocent bystander who died after being struck by a stray bullet at the Alderwood Mall.

Two Washington juvenile rehabilitation facilities won't be taking any more offenders until they return to “safe and sustainable capacity levels," which could take months.

A teenage girl who was injured in a shooting at Alderwood Mall on Wednesday has died, Lynnwood Police say.

A youth program intended to keep kids in Tacoma safe and active through the summer is already seeing record attendance, and the kids say they love it.

Seattle Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Rainier Valley neighborhood, and arrested three suspects in Everett after a high-speed pursuit.

Seattle is only a few days into summer, and the city has already seen several violent crimes. Concerns about what the rest of the summer will look like are growing as the police department deals with staffing shortages.

Seattle school officials talked safety in the wake of several shootings reported at or around schools this year, including the shooting death of a 17-year-old football player at Garfield High School.

Police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was shot in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood Tuesday night.

The Seattle City Council approved new legislation to expand “automated license plate reader" technology to the police department’s entire fleet.