One reason of many - from Law Enforcement Today:
Bellevue Deputy Mayor: Cops can’t pursue criminals in Washington State… and the criminals know it
By Jared Nieuwenhuis, Deputy Mayor, City of Bellevue.
LET Editor note: The opinions expressed by the author are his own and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the entire Bellevue City Council. But they darn well should.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that failure to enforce the law, or more precisely, preventing officers from enforcing it, results in higher crime rates.
This is exactly what has happened in King County and surrounding counties due to the flurry of police reforms, passed by the legislature, in 2021. Since those laws went into effect, there has been a massive surge in crime and gun violence across our state.
Vehicle thefts are up 99% in March 2022 compared with March of the previous year and are up 88% year-to-date, according to data compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). Between January and March of 2021, 6,692 cars were stolen in Washington.
Yeah - it IS that bad.
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