The week in review: October 12–16
The week of October 12–16 on seattle.metrotrendlines.com, in 11 posts.
Monday, October 12 — Electric vehicles on Washington roads, August 2026. 291,146 electric vehicles were registered in Washington in August 2026, up 11.8% from a year earlier. King County holds 140,695 of them — 48% of the state’s fleet, in a county with about a third of its people.
Monday, October 12 — King County Metro bus ridership, August 2026. King County Metro carried 7,778,139 bus boardings in August 2026, up 2.2% on the year. The peak in this series is 11,328,648 (October 2019), which puts the latest month 31% below it.
Tuesday, October 13 — Seattle offences against persons, August 2026. Seattle police recorded 1,125 offences against persons in August 2026, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
Tuesday, October 13 — Seattle offences against property, August 2026. Seattle police recorded 4,049 offences against property in August 2026, down 9.5% from a year earlier.
Wednesday, October 14 — Sounder commuter rail, August 2026. Sounder carried 176,152 boardings in August 2026, up 4.2% on the year — against a peak of 442,159 in October 2019, which makes it 60% below its high-water mark.
Wednesday, October 14 — Washington State Ferries ridership, August 2026. Washington State Ferries carried 2,335,747 passengers in August 2026, up 1.7% from a year earlier.
Thursday, October 15 — Seattle’s crime rate, August 2026. Seattle recorded 1.37 offences against persons per 1,000 residents in August 2026, and 4.93 offences against property per 1,000.
Thursday, October 15 — Washington business applications, September 2026. Washingtonians filed 11,327 new business applications in September 2026, up 31.4% from a year earlier.
Friday, October 16 — King County’s share of Washington’s EVs, September 2026. 48.2% of Washington’s electric vehicles were registered in King County in September 2026 — 140,379 of the state’s 291,499. The share was 57.0% at its height, in February 2017.
Friday, October 16 — Seattle gas prices, September 2026. The Seattle-area average price of regular gasoline was $5.64 a gallon in September 2026, up 20.0% from a year earlier. After inflation the change is up 15.7% — a year-ago gallon cost $4.88 in today’s money.
Friday, October 16 — Washington jobless claims, week of Oct 10, 2026. Washington workers filed 5,513 initial unemployment claims in the week ending Oct 10, 2026; the steadier four-week average is 4,870, down 18.0% from the same weeks a year ago. Read the chart in two parts.
The week in review: every post from October 12–16, summarised from its own listing blurb and linked. Assembled each Saturday from the posts that actually published that week.