NCJ Number
182887
Date Published
2000
Length
54 pages
Annotation
This report presents police statistics on arrests, offenses, traffic law enforcement, and other issues addressed by the King County (Wash.) Sheriff’s Office during 1999.
Abstract
The statistics revealed 20,344 Part I offenses and 20,615 Part II offenses during the year, a decline of 7.1 percent for Part I offenses and 7.7 percent for Part II offenses in comparison to 1998. The Part I offenses included 19 criminal homicides, 232 forcible rapes and attempted rapes, 421 robberies, 721 aggravated assaults, 1,032 commercial burglaries, 2,660 residential burglaries, 5,086 larcenies amounting to more than $250, 6,903 larcenies amounting to less than $250, 2,926 vehicle thefts, and 344 arsons. The agency received 334,076 calls for service, an increase of 12.9 percent from 1998. Other data included 7,250 adult charges/arrests, 1,784 juvenile charges/arrests, 30 officers assaulted, 142 gang-related incidents, and 46,434 cases of traffic law enforcement. Tables, figures, and map