This report communicates activity and progress on the settlement agreement, or “Consent Decree,” between the City of Seattle and the United States Department of Justice. This is the first report of the new Monitor, and within the report you will learn about progress being made by the Monitoring Team to critically assess policing in Seattle and chart a course towards successful closure of the Consent Decree. In addition, this report includes the vision and voices of key organizations that will lead advances and innovations in public safety once the Consent Decree is finished.