BJA INVESTMENTS
In Fiscal Year 2014, BJA provided more than $10 million* in state and local funds to HIGHLIGHTS Washington.
In Washington, Byrne JAG state funding has assisted with numerous innovative Justice Assistance Grant Program—State Formula $3,556,281 initiatives and supports: Justice Assistance Grant Program—22 Local Awards $1,762,712 • The 18 regional multijurisdictional drug and Other Direct Discretionary Funds $5,098,697 gang task forces that support about 80 percent of the state’s population. An oversight board Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance helps guide the work of each multiagency *This amount does not include funding for national training and technical assistance interdiction team. Boards include a diverse programs that benefit all states and territories. representation of state police, local prosecution, corrections, and victim’s services officials. Evaluation and quality control is LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICERS maintained through a peer review evaluation
process that assesses performance and offers Law Enforcement Agencies: 256 Sworn Officers: 10,341
training on best practices for task force management. In state fiscal year 2015, 97 percent of task force arrests were at the felony 3% 9% 1% 11% 2% level, resulting in the disruption or dismantling 3% of 147 criminal organizations. • Washington State Department of Commerce, which uses a peer review system to provide oversight and ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the program. The system 15% draws upon policies and procedures of the 22% 62% U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 71% and the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement. The peer review system encourages sound management practices, policies, and operating procedures in gang and City County Tribal State Other drug enforcement. It assesses the comparative Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report (2013) productivity and impact of each task force on gang activity and drug trafficking in its • More than 84% of the 256 law enforcement agencies in Washington have 50 or respective region. fewer sworn officers. Source: National Criminal Justice Association • Nearly 53% of sworn officers work for agencies with 100 or more officers. Note: Detail may sum to less than 100% due to rounding. STATE A DMINISTERING AGENCY (SAA) OFFICER FATALITIES AND ASSAULTS Washington State Department of Community, Between 2004 and 2013, 12 officers were feloniously killed (0 in 2013) and Trade and Economic Development Safe and 7 officers were accidentally killed in the line of duty. In 2013, 1,037 officers were Drug-Free Communities Unit, Local assaulted (2.08% of all officers assaulted in the United States). Government Division Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports Dan McConnon, Deputy Director http://www.commerce.wa.gov/ Updated May 2015
WASHINGTON
CRIME TRENDS
According to the FBI Annual Report, nationwide violent crime in 2013 decreased more than 4% from the 2012 estimates. Below are the current crime trends for Washington*:
Total Population: 6,971,406 Crime 2012 2013 Population Under 18: 1,595,795 Violent Crime 20,386 20,153 Population Over 65: 951,084 Murder and Manslaughter 206 160 Source: U.S. Census (2013 est.) Forcible Rape** 2,193 4,370 Robbery 5,745 5,819 State Investigative Agency: Aggravated Assault 12,242 11,601 Washington State Patrol Property Crime 252,333 258,662 John Batiste, Chief Burglary 60,725 58,353 Larceny-Theft 165,206 171,910 Local Governments: 1,900 Motor Vehicle Theft 26,402 28,399 Source: U.S. Census (2012) Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports *Because of changes in the state/local agency’s reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years’ data. **Agencies within this state submitted rape data according to both the revised Uniform Crime Federally Recognized Tribes: 29 Reports (UCR) definition of rape and the legacy UCR definition of rape. Source: Bureau of Indian Affairs ARREST DATA In 2013, total arrests (189,806) increased 10.12% from 2012. Violent-crime arrests U.S. Attorneys’ Offices: increased 6.93% (7,699), and property-related arrests increased 14.65% (36,129). Michael C. Ormsby—Eastern District of Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports Washington, Spokane Annette L. Hayes—Western District of COURT STRUCTURE Washington, Seattle Court of Last Resort: Supreme Court Source: U.S. Department of Justice Intermediate Appellate: Court of Appeals General Jurisdiction: Superior Court Limited Jurisdiction: District Court; Municipal Court Homeland Security Agency: Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (2011)
Washington Military Department CORRECTIONS Major General Bret D. Daugherty, Adjutant General and Director Prisoner Admissions: 21,426 http://mil.wa.gov Prisoner Releases: 20,861 Total Prisoners: 17,984 Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (2013) Drug Courts: 68 Major Correctional Facilities: 12 Source: National Drug Court Resource Recidivism Rate*: 27.8% Center Top Offenses: Assault, sex crimes, property crimes (FY 2015) Source: Washington Department of Corrections *The Washington Department of Corrections defines recidivism as any felony offense committed by an offender within 36 months of being in the community that results in a Washington State conviction.
REGIONAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS® (RISS)
The Western States Information Network (WSIN), a RISS Center, serves Washington. There are 305 Washington criminal justice agencies that are members of WSIN. Source: Regional Information Sharing Systems