Staff shortages don’t affect only the number of officers on patrol, because they include other roles such as detectives who investigate crimes, Strachan said. The figure in the new report is also the lowest on record for the state.
Washington had a net loss of nearly 500 commissioned officers in 2021, he said.įor 13 years, Washington has had the lowest number of law enforcement officers per 1,000 people among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to Strachan. The new report notes a decline in commissioned law enforcement officers in Washington by 70 individuals, to 10,666 officers total, said Strachan during a news conference on the report. The latest report notes 2,375 assaults against officers last year, up from 1,968 recorded in 2021 and 1,676 in 2018. Meanwhile, the number of assaults against law enforcement officers increased after a dip in last year’s statistics. The figure has grown in recent years, with 4,358 instances in 2020 and 5,665 in 2021, according to a review of previous reports. In 2022 there were 7,216 instances of violent crimes involving a firearm, more than triple the organization’s 2019 tally of 2,318 instances. The new annual report also shows what could be record-breaking use of firearms during violent offenses. There were also 47,448 vehicle thefts statewide last year, according to the new report, up from about 35,400 in 2021. In 2019, the state saw 205 murders, according to the new report. Still, recent numbers are a marked increase from before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Given Washington’s population growth, the overall murder rate is still effectively lower than it was in 1994, according to Steve Strachan, executive director of the nonprofit Association. The data is often debated in the Washington Legislature, where elected officials write and rewrite laws on everything from what should be a crime to directing how law enforcement officers conduct their work. The Association has released a crime report every year since 1980. Released Monday, the 2022 Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs’ annual crime statistics report also showed an increase in the number of assaults, thefts and other crimes. Washington state saw a record-high 394 murders in 2022, according to a new statewide collection of law enforcement data, up from 336 murders in the year before. Wolf says rivers have been steadily rising since the warm temperatures began, and forecasters are watching for floods this week in nearby Idaho. Water rushing into rivers causes them to run faster and higher hiking or skiing in melting snow comes with a greater avalanche risk and lakes and streams are still cool enough to cause hypothermia. The National Weather Service issued some safety warnings for recreationists who spend time near water or melting snow. The average spring temperature for early May in Seattle is 63 to 64 degrees. The Service is also expecting temperatures in the 70s in the Seattle area on Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Weather Service temperature outlook for May, June and July suggests hotter-than-average temperatures across the state, including Western Washington. But yes, this was still pretty warm for early in the season,” Wolf says.
“The temperatures themselves weren’t abnormally hot by summer standards, where we often are in the 90s every day, or for several days. The weather this past weekend was 15-20 degrees hotter than average. The Inland Northwest experienced a colder-than-normal April, with temperatures 2 to 6 degrees cooler than average. Spokane had seen its first day at or above 70 degrees only a few days earlier, April 26, when temperatures reached 71. It’s uncommon to see such high temperatures in Spokane after such a cool spring, Wolf says. The Spokane forecast surprised local forecasters like Jeremy Wolf of the National Weather Service in Spokane. (Records have been kept in the Spokane area since 1881.) On Sunday, Spokane tied its hottest April 30 on record: 82 degrees Fahrenheit at Spokane International Airport, tied with that date in 1981. Eastern Washington cities are historically hotter and drier than their Western peers, but this year, some Eastern cities have been getting hotter sooner.
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