4 - Updated Crime ReportPolice Department
2024 Public Safety Report
City Council Meeting
September 3, 2024
Andy Hwang, Chief of Police
Washington State
Crime Trends
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There were 376 murders in 2023; this is a decrease of 5.8%
compared to 399 murders in 2022.
In 20191 there were 201 murders statewide.
In King County, there were 141 homicides in 2023; 49%
occurred in Seattle. There were 147 homicides in 2022.
In 2023, violent crime decreased by 5.5% compared to offenses
reported in 2022.
Domestic violence offenses made up 47.9% of all crimes
against persons.
Traffic deaths were at a 20-year high at 743 in 2022 and 810 in
2023, a 33-year high.
Juvenile violent felony filings in King County are up57% in 2023
over 2022 and up 146% in 2023 over 2021.
Federal Way
Crime Trends
Federal Way Police NIBRS
Jan -Jul 2023 vs. Jan -Jul 2024
Crime
YTD
2023
YTD
2024
+/
Murder
8
4
-50%
Manslaughter
0
0
N/C
Forcible Sex Offenses
53
45
-15%
Robbety
110
87
-21%
Aggravated Assault
204
191
-6%
Simple Assault
465
454
-2%
Intimidation
72
147
104%
Non -Forcible Sex Offenses
5
4
-20%
Kidnapping
5
17
240%
Human Trafficking
0
0
N/C
Burglary - Commercial
251
248
-1%
Burglary - Residential
120
93
-23%
Arson
20
16
-20%
Larceny
1432
1453
1 %
Motor Vehicle Theft
1329
703
-47%
ExtortioiV Blackmail
5
6
20%
CounterfeitTor e
22
25
14%
Fraud
208
181
-13%
Embezzlement
1
0
-100%
Stolen Property Offenses
54
47
-13%
DamageNandalism
637
572
-10%
Drug/Narcotic Offenses
12
165
1275%
Pomography
11
26
136%
Gambling
0
0
N/C
Prostitution
1
0
-100%
Violate No Contact Order
197
231
17%
Bnbery
0
0
N/C
Weapon Law Violations
138
1 125
-9%
Animal Crue
14
15
7%
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875
850
830
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775
750
725
700
675
650
625
600
575
550
525
500
January
NIBRS 2023 vs 2024
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802
722
674
595
569
784 785
693
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February March April May June July August September October November December
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Crime Statistics
Jan -Jul 2023 vs. Jan -Jul 2024
Overall Crime down 10%: 2023 = 51374; 2024 = 41855
Murder down 50%: 2023 = 8; 2024 = 4
Forcible Sex Offenses down 15%: 2023 = 53; 2024 = 45
Robbery down 21%: 2023 = 110; 2024 = 87
Aggravated Assault down 6% : 2023 = 204; 2024 = 191
Burglary — Commercial down 1% 2023 = 251; 2024 = 248
Burglary — Residential down 23%: 2023 = 120; 2024 = 93
Larceny/Theft up 1% 2023 = 1432; 2024 = 1453
Motor Vehicle Theft down 47%: 2023 = 11329; 2024 = 703
Drug/Narcotic Offenses up 1275% 2023 = 12; 2024 = 165
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Auto Theft
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In the past two years, vehicle theft in WA has almost doubled to
47,448, compared to an average of about 26,000 yearly. The upsurge
of roughly 90% statewide in auto thefts directly results from
prohibiting police vehicular pursuits.
Since the enactment of Initiative 2113 (June 6, 2024), there has been
a dramatic decrease in auto theft victims.
There has been a significant reduction in th
Vehicles fleeing from FWPD officers:
• 2020: 10
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• 2021: 72 (no pursuit for stolen vehicles effective July 25, 2021)
• 2022: 431
• 2023: 431
• 2024: 264 YTD as of August 23 (Initiative 2113 — pursuit law
change effective June 6, 2024)
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900
600
300
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2022
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2023
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400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
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Vehicles Fleeing From
FWPD Officers
2021—Jul 2024
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July 25, 2021
Restrictive
pursuit laws
2021
431
2022
431
2023
2024
June 6, 2024
Reversed
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40
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deadly
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fentanyl
crisis
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show
a downturn
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King County,
but the
drug
crisis is
far
from
over.
• 1,338 drug overdoses in King County in 2023, an
increase of 1,001 deaths in 2022.
• So far, in 2024, King County has had 702 overdose
deaths as of August 6, which is a 15% decrease over the
same period last year.
• Decriminalizing all drug possession and usage for two
years has contributed to an increase in crime and
overdoses. The change in the drug law is contributing to
reversing this trend.
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25
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Drug Arrests
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10
9
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22
18
32
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28
23
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
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8
Jul
Emphasis Operations
A new drug law (RCW
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became effective on August
161 2023. Since then, there
have been 184 drug arrests.
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Total Traffic Collisions
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200
175
160
150 146
15
136
139
12 13 125
125 129 12
124
100 102
75
50
January February March April May
June
43
117
148
2024
-2023
62
July August September October November December
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Traffic
Traffic Unit
Traffic Accidents
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Jan -Jul
2024
Fatality Accidents Investigated
6
8
3
5
5
7
10
4
Injury Accidents Investigated
494
722
572
444
576
507
562
284
Non -Injury Accidents Investigated
2,057
1,444
1,227
957
1,073
1,086
1,031
882
Total Accidents Occurred
2,557
2,174
1,802
1,406
1,654
1,600
1,603
1,171
Sub Categories for above Accidents
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Jan -Jul
2024
DUI Accidents
43
52
56
25
45
51
60
41
Hit and Run Accidents (2018 forward
only tracking State Reported
710
344
288
293
310
371
340
219
Car vs. Pedestrians
71
66
64
51
56
53
61
31
Car vs. Bicyclist
12
15
17
16
20
17
18
10
City & Police Initiatives
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Safe City surveillance and
LPR cameras
Mobile Surveillance Trailers
(MST) for rapid deployment
Flock safety cameras with
LPR technology
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What's Next
Public safety -centric balanced solutions to provide the
tools to provide justice for victims.
Support for adequate staffing for safer and more
supportive responses.
These problems have solutions- they require
leadership, resources, and consequences for criminal
behavior.
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