Moses Lake Police Department and Spokane SWAT officers during an investigation in Moses Lake in May. The annual report on crime in 2023, compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, was issued Tuesday and showed that both violent and property crime fell between 2022 and 2023.
July 9, 2024
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July 10, 2024 3:05 a.m.
Statewide crime mostly down, still higher than 2019
LACEY — While crime in most categories declined in Washington between 2022 and 2023, crime rates are still higher than they were in 2019. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released crime data for 2023 Tuesday.