Washington crime report: Hate crimes, youth offenses rise; officer staffing still low

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Washington crime report: Hate crimes, youth offenses rise; officer staffing still low
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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released its 2023 Washington crime report, revealing several crimes have gone up.

Pierce County Sheriff's Department vehicles can be seen in Buckley in late 2023. ‘ 2023 Washington crime report revealed crimes against people, crimes against property and violent crimes have each decreased overall while crimes against society — including hate crimes and car thefts — have gone up since last year.

Crimes against society include animal cruelty, drug/narcotic violations, drug equipment violations, pornography/obscene material, prostitution, weapon law violations and gambling offenses. The data showed one of these types of offenses is committed every 24.5 minutes. According to the same data, drug violations are occurring every 47.7 minutes.

Crimes against people — including murder, manslaughter, rape, assault and human trafficking among others — occurred every 4.7 minutes in 2023, while crime against property occurred every 90 seconds. In comparison, Strachan noted that violent crime fell 5.5% overall. However, the numbers are far from 2019 levels.

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