King County prosecuting attorneys say local hate crimes are on the rise County prosecutors: data shows rise in hate crimes King County prosecutors say data shows a rise in hate crimes in King County. Q13's Alyana Gomez reports. KING COUNTY, Wash. - King County prosecutors say data shows Seattle as among the cities with the highest hate crime numbers, and attribute more victims reporting the crimes and a designated bias crimes detective dedicated to working these cases. Alarming new numbers show a significant increase in hate crimes in King County. In a news conference Tuesday, the prosecutor's office revealed the data to back it up.