SNOHOMISH COUNTY- Crime Stats Show Decline in Most Categories

Crime statistics as published in the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office 2017 Annual Report shows a decline in most crime categories. The statistics only include unincorporated Snohomish County and the 7 cities that contract with the Sheriff’s Office for police services (including Darrington, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, index, Snohomish, Stanwood and Sultan). It does not include statistics from incorporated cities such as Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, etc.). The report shows an increase in 4 categories.

The crime categories showing a decrease include:

·         Assault-  Down 2%

·         Robbery- Down 9.9%

·         Burglary- Down 11.8%

·         Malicious Mischief- Down 2.3%

·         Traffic- Down 1.4%

Categories showing an increase include:

·         Vehicle Theft- 10.3%

·         Theft- 4.8%

·         Domestic Violence- 4.2%

·         Collision-  0.9%

While clearly crime has not ended, the reduction in several categories shows a positive trend.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office:

https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53146/2017-Annual-Report