In a May 18 posting I noted a Herald article that car prowls have spiked upward in Everett. Today, The Herald reports on statistics showing that “car thefts” have continued to decline in Washington State by about 15% in 2009 over 2008. That’s an average of 3 vehicles per hour stolen in the state. That compares with just over 6 vehicles per hour in 2003. Yakima ranks number 3 in the nation for car thefts (number 1 for Washington state) while the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area (which apparently include Snohomish County) is 37th nationally and 3rd statewide.
The statistics show that Washington is inline with a national trend of declining car thefts. Locally, the reduction in car thefts was helped with the establishment of the Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force.
http://heraldnet.com/article/20100530/NEWS01/705309885#Car.theft.rate.on.decline.in.region
https://www.nicb.org//
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