Seattle's police department is losing officers faster than any time in the past six years, going back to 2012.

Ten percent of Seattle police personnel quit in 2018, according to a new SPD report out Tuesday about police hiring, retention and recruitment.

"Looking at our data we found that we were seeing a significant number in the amount of resignations from our patrol officers, particularly those in their first five years of employment," said Kathryn Aisenberg, who works in the city's Budget Office and helped conduct a study of officers over the past six months.

The report found that the majority of officers who quit still work in law enforcement, and left SPD for another department in Washington state. Also, many officers who left were young and/or early in their police career.

Another problematic trend in the report is the low number of new police recruits.