Police Headquarters

ABOUT THE BUILDING

Opened in 2002, Seattle Police Headquarters shares the Seattle Justice Center with the Seattle Municipal Court. The Seattle Justice Center was designed as part of the larger city-wide Civic Center Project.

While Headquarters is located in downtown Seattle, it primarily houses administrative and investigative police functions. Headquarters does not function operationally as a precinct for downtown. Patrol duties for the downtown area fall under the West Precinct, located at 810 Virginia.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Police Headquarters is open Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

If you have a scheduled appointment with a Police Employee who works in Headquarters, enter in the main lobby and check in with the Officer at the front desk.

The public request unit handles a wide variety of police services, and is located in lobby of the Seattle Police Department Headquarters Building. The last request for the day is taken at 4:30 p.m. You do not need an appointment.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

The Seattle Justice Center contains both the Seattle Police Headquarters and the Seattle Municipal Court. The building is located on Fifth Avenue between James and Cherry streets. The Police Headquarters entrance is located at the corner of Cherry Street and Fifth Avenue.

BY BUS

Metro: If you choose to use Metro's Trip Planner to find a bus route enter Fifth Avenue & Cherry Street or Fifth Avenue & James Street as your destination point.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Traveling South to Downtown Seattle:
Take I-5 Southbound to the James Street exit, Exit 165A, turning right on James Street.

Traveling North to Downtown Seattle:
Take I-5 Northbound to the James Street exit, Exit 164A, turning left on James Street.

Parking:
There is no free public parking at Seattle Police Headquarters. The SeaPark Garage is located on 6th Avenue between Cherry and James Streets on the east side of the Justice Center.
It is open until 10pm, Monday through Friday, and closed on the weekends.
The vehicle entrances to the garage are on:
• Cherry, mid-block between 5th and 6th Avenues
• 6th Avenue at James Street
• James, mid-block between 5th and 6th Avenues

Please note, you will not be able to enter directly into the Justice Center from the SeaPark Garage. You will need to enter from the main doors on fifth avenue.

Metered parking is available on streets surrounding the Seattle Justice Center. Many other public pay lots are also available within walking distance.

Passenger Dropoffs:
Fifth Avenue is one way southbound. There is no drop off point in front of the Justice Center. Cherry street is one way eastbound. On the left side of past the 5th Avenue intersection on Cherry Street there are load/unload spaces. The right side of the street is for police vehicles only.