Seattle Civil Rights Discrimination Case Settlements by Month, 2017-Present

Settlement data from the Seattle Office for Civil Rights tracks discrimination cases resolved through pre-determination settlements, conciliations, and private withdrawals with benefits. The dataset provides monthly counts of settled cases from 2017 onward, sourced from the City of Seattle. It was last updated on March 15, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in discrimination case settlements based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Compare the frequency of different settlement types (pre-determination, conciliation, withdrawal) based on the categories noted in the description.
• Model seasonal or long-term patterns in civil rights case resolutions based on the monthly aggregation from 2017.
• Assess the operational outcomes of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights based on the settlement volume data.

Strengths

• Data covers a multi-year period from 2017 to the present.
• Distinguishes between three specific settlement types: pre-determination, conciliation, and withdrawal with benefits.
• Published by the authoritative City of Seattle government organization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to being sourced solely from Seattle.

Provenance

Source

City of Seattle, Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal case management and settlement tracking systems.

Time Range

2017 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 02:38:23.754630; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Seattle, Washington, USA