A breakdown shows the rate of eviction filings rose almost every month of 2024 despite some of the most comprehensive renter protections in the Pacific Northwest.

Tacoma landlords filed 3,366 unlawful detainer cases in 2024 as of Dec. 10. That number was 2,862 in 2023, 1,981 in 2022, 535 in 2021, 717 in 2020, 2,641 in 2019 and 3,026 in 2018, according to data ...