Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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There was a time many years ago when our state was generally safe and did not have a serious crime problem. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, that was then… and this is now. Washington is now among the nation’s leaders in several crimes, including auto theft and retail theft. While the nation’s violent crime rate dropped slightly from 2021 to 2022, our state saw an increase in violent crime during this period, according to the FBI. According to a report by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, there were 394 murders in Wa...
