Newly released numbers from the Issaquah Police Department show there has been a 350% increase in juvenile fights since the start of August compared with the same time period a year ago. Police said many of the instances involved juveniles in middle school.
According to the data, between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15, Issaquah officers took 18 reports of juveniles being involved in fights. That compares to four incidents in the corresponding time period in 2023. Police noted that each report was among groups of juveniles in a public setting in the city of Issaquah.
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