The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) has released its annual report on crime in Washington State, and the numbers statewide are mostly down.
Although Chelan County saw a 6.2% increase in overall reported crimes from 2022 to 2023, neighboring Douglas County's stats were down 17%, and Grant County's plummeted by 20.5%....
The money comes from a .1 percent sales tax through the city's Transportation Benefit District, which is matched up with larger grant funding to finance the projects.