Lacey City Crime Trends Report 2022: Preliminary Analysis
The Lacey City General Government & Public Safety Committee presented the preliminary 2022 crime trends, highlighting population growth, NIBRS crime rates, comparisons to other cities, and specific crime data such as robbery and forcible sex offenses. The data, subject to change, serves for trend analysis and illustrative purposes only, aiming to provide insights into the city's public safety landscape.
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General Government & Public Safety Committee Preliminary 2022 Lacey Crime Trends February 28, 2023 Robert Almada, Chief of Police
The crime data presented during this presentation is preliminary and is subject to change. Finalized data for the year 2022 will not be available until July, 2023. This preliminary data is for trend analysis and illustrative purposes only and should not be viewed as definitive. Crime types and subtypes often include technical definitions that are beyond the scope of this presentation. Some crimes have been aggregated into common language groupings to make this information more understandable and to better illustrate crime trends.
City of Lacey Population 70,000 58,274 60,000 54,850 52,910 51,270 50,170 48,700 47,540 50,000 40,000 6.2% Increase from 2021. 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2
NIBRS NIBRS Crime Rate / 1000 80 6.2% Increase from 2021. 70.3 70 65 59.6 59.1 59 60 55.7 53.1 50 40 30 1.1% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 20 10 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 The Preliminary 2022 NIBRS # s were run from the Coplink system on 01/24/2023. The numbers will most likely change and will not be finalized and published for the public until July of 2023. 58,274 population. 3
Violent Crime Rate Compared to other Cities & Statewide 2021 Violent Crime Rate per 1000 Population State Average = 3.8 9 8 8.1 7 6 5 4 4.5 3 3.5 2 2.2 2 1 0 Olympia Lacey Tumwater Lakewood Puyallup 0 5
NIBRS Robbery 6.5% Decrease from 2021. 35 31 29 29 30 28 25 22 20 17 17 15 26.1% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 10 5 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is .5 (58,274 population). 6
NIBRS Forcible Sex Offenses 80 74 22.8% Decrease from 2021. 70 65 58 57 60 53 52 50 44 40 30 28.3% Decrease from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 20 10 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is .76 (58,274 population). 7
NIBRS Aggravated Assault 35.6% Increase from 2021. 100 80 78 80 66 62 60 59 60 51 40 .3% Decrease from 2021. 20 29% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. Simple Assault 0 350 306 305 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 295 275 280 300 265 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is 1.37 (58,274 population). 251 250 200 150 100 50 8.4% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is 5.23 (58,274 population). 8
NIBRS Arson 11.1% Increase from 2021. 12 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 78.6% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 4 3 3 3 2 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is .17 (58,274 population). 9
NIBRS Weapons Law Violations 30 20% Increase from 2021. 25 24 24 25 23 20 20 18 17 15 10 17.6% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 5 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is .41 (58,274 population). 10
NIBRS Drug / Narcotics Offenses 250 In February 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in State v. Blake that the state's felony drug possession statute was unconstitutional. 214 200 177 155 144 150 100 8.3% Increase from 2021. 73 88.4% Decrease from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 50 13 12 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is .22 (58,274 population). 11
NIBRS Auto Thefts 35% Increase from 2021. 300 270 Police reform prohibiting most proactive policing and change in pursuit law in 2021. 250 41 arrests for either Poss. of stolen vehicle or motor vehicle theft in 2022. 200 200 143 150 133 125 120 102 100 98.5% Increase from 2017 to 2021 5 year average. 50 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is 4.63 (58,274 population). 12
NIBRS Burglary 300 Possible reason for increase: Unable to keep those arrested in custody do to new booking restrictions because of COVID. 20 burglary arrests, 17 of them released under 3 days. 14 of the 17 were released under their own recognizance. 256 243 250 198 197 195 200 174 164 150 56.1% Increase from 2021. 100 37.9% Increase from 2017 to 2021 average. 50 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Approximately 60% were commercial burglaries in 2022 Crime rate for this crime type / 1000 is 4.39 (58,274 population). 13
What is driving current crime trends: Residual Impacts of COVID Pandemic on Criminal Justice System Limited booking at County Jail. Congregate care occupancy limitations No booking of non-violent crimes. Car theft, Commercial Burglary, and Residential Burglary either released at scene of arrest or booked for a lesser misdemeanor at tribal jail under contract with City of Lacey Criminal Courts have limited capacity due to (COVID) spacing requirements, over 1500 criminal cases were pending review for prosecution. Criminals not being held accountable has empowered and emboldened them to continue to commit crimes. Legislative Reform: Highly Restrictive Pursuits Laws Police can only pursuit under extremely limited circumstances. This has resulted in Criminals fleeing in vehicles knowing they cannot be chased, Increased vehicle theft Criminals driving more aggressively knowing they cannot be stopped Lawlessness feeds more lawlessness. Post Blake, Narcotics Possession Law, (due to sunset July 2023) 2 LE referrals, 2 Prosecution Deferrals, simple misdemeanor (No central database) 14
