This week, the Washington Association of Sheriff’s and Police Chiefs (WASPC) released their annual report on crime in this state. I’m working today to analyze the numbers and get the thoughts about them from our local law enforcement leaders.
For the county, here’s the overall trends:
- Violent crime (murder, rape, robbery, assault) in the county fell about four percent, from 1,103 reported incidents to 1,060.
- Property crime (theft, burglary, ect.) in the county, too, fell almost five percent, from 6,465 incidents to 6,170.
I’ve posted the report below, so you can see for yourself. I’ll be updating this entry throughout the rest of the day with tidbits and stats on each of our communities.
Crime stats overall
Violent crime (rape, robbery, murder, assault)
Property crime (theft, burglary, ect.)
Kitsap County Sheriff
2008
2009 %change
Violent crime 674
682
up, 1.2 percent
Property crime 3,789
3,267 down,
13.8 percent
Bainbridge Island
Violent crime 29
31
up, 6.9
percent
Property crime 324
304
down, 6.2
percent
Bremerton
Violent crime 308
250
down, 18.8 percent
Property crime 1,584
1,718 up, 8.5
percent
Port Orchard
Violent crime 50
52
up, 4
percent
Property crime 465
564
up, 21.3
percent
Poulsbo
Violent crime 42
45
up,
7.1 percent
Property crime 303
317
up,
4.6 percent
Mason County Sheriff
Violent crime 140
133
down,
5 percent
Property crime 1,648
1,578
down, 4.2 percent
If you want to look at detailed crime stats for each agency in Washington state from 1984 to 2009, we now have up a searchable database: http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-crime/washington-state-crime/
We weren’t able to get a digital spreadsheet of the crime stats by the time the story was published. Apologies.
Angela Dice, Kitsap Sun Web Editor
I was the victem of a crime where someone broke in to my vehical that was parked in a garage by Pacific Ave. They ripped the stereo out and Pried the security center conlose (a metal one) open just enough to take the beach towle and the faceplate to the stereo.
My problem arose when I called 911 for 10 minutes and received the message that all circuits were busy and to please try my call again later. Once I got through I was told that they don’t send police out for that and I had to, when I got home, go online and make the report. I was maybe 3 or 4 blocks (in a straight line) away from the police station. I could see it from where I was standing.
I am glad that there was not a life and death situation going on.
@Superman— Had your call been a life or death situation a Deputy or Police Officer would have been immediately dispatched. Because your crime was not in progress you would have been bumped to the bottom of the list. Be thankful you live in an area where on line reporting is available. Imagine how long you would have waited if that were not an option….