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Spokane Valley Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 85,551 270 1 25 66 178 3,424 635 2,364 425 29
2005 82,288 331 1 33 55 242 3,900 629 2,708 563 34
 

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FBI raids multiple Spokane County locations
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:15:00 -0700
The FBI, Washington State Patrol, Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Airway Heights Police are involved in multiple raids across Spokane County, including two locations in Spokane Valley and one in North Spokane.

Pair of police sweeps across Eastern Washington nabs 162 fugitives
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:54:14 -0700
More than 160 people have been arrested in a series of police sweeps across Eastern Washington that have targeted suspects in gang-related and violent crimes.

Gang sweep collars 45 fugitives in Tri-Cities
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:39:05 -0700
KENNEWICK — Dozens of gang-involved fugitives in the Tri-Cities were jailed last week in a la

Hundreds attend memorial for Wash. pastor killed by deputy; investigation of shooting ongoing
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:41:08 -0700
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Hundreds gathered Monday at a memorial service for a western Washington pastor fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy.

Memorial for pastor killed in Spokane Valley
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:38:23 -0700
Hundreds of people gathered Monday at a memorial service for a Spokane Valley pastor fatally shot by a police officer.

Deputy who shot Spokane pastor identified
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:25:35 -0700
SPOKANE VALLEY-- Spokane Police say Deputy Brian Hirzel is the officer who shot Spokane Valley Pastor Wayne Scott Creach last Wednesday. Spokane police and the Washington State Patrol continue their investigation of the shooting. Officer Jennifer DeRuwe says Hirzel had parked his patrol car in the parking lot of Creach's nursery, the Plant Farm, and there was a confrontation between him and 74 ...

Spokane Valley Pastor Remembered In Monday Service
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:40:23 -0700
GREENACRES, Wash. – A Spokane Valley pastor who was shot outside his home last week was remembered as a community leader who loved God as much as his garden during a service held Monday morning at his former church. W. Scott Creach moved to Spokane after being raised in Western Oklahoma where he will be laid to rest later this week.

BUSTED: Gang sweep nets 86 fugitives
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:05 -0700
Nearly half of the 93 gang-involve fugitives targeted by Tri-City law enforcement were arrested last week in a gang sweep dubbed "Operation Summer Heat," officials said.

Deputy's Name Released In Deadly Spokane Valley Shooting
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:25:23 -0700
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: On August 25, 2010, at 11:00pm, Spokane County Sheriff's Office Deputy Brian Hirzel, checked out on a prowl check in the area of 14100 block of East 4th Ave, Spokane Valley. Deputy Hirzel parked his patrol car in the parking lot of the Plant Farm, 14208 East 4th Ave. Just after 11pm, there was a confrontation between the business owner, Wayne Scott Creach and Deputy Hirzel.

BUSTED: Mid-Columbia gang sweep nets 86 fugitives
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:53:26 -0700
Nearly half of the 93 gang-involve fugitives targeted by Tri-City law enforcement were arrested last

Armed Pastor Fatally Shot After Mistaking Washington Police Officer for Prowler
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:05:42 -0700
Spokane Valley police said a request had been made earlier in the day "for increased patrol presence."

Pastor shot by Spokane Valley police officer
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:04:53 -0700
SPOKANE VALLEY -- A pastor and owner of a plant nursery was shot and killed by a Spokane Valley police officer late Wednesday night, police said.

Spokane Valley pastor killed in officer involved shooting
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:18:41 -0700
SPOKANE VALLEY -- The Washington State Patrol and Spokane Police Major Crimes Unit are investigating a deadly officer involved shooting that happened late Wednesday night in Spokane Valley. Officers tell say it happened in the 14,000 block of East Fourth Avenue at the Plant Farm with Country Charm, a local nursery. Spokane police say a Spokane Valley police officer was responding to a prowling ...

Spokane Valley Police Officer Shoots & Kills Prominent Pastor: Read The Official Press Release
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:55:23 -0700
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Spokane Valley Police were involved in a shooting late Wednesday night in the area of Rees and 4th Ave. A SVPD Officer was checking out a prowl call in the Plant Farm parking lot. The farm had been experiencing criminal activity and had requested officer presence. The business owner approached the officer in the parking lot, that's when a confrontation happened. The ...

Sheriff frustrated by vacation flap
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:34:02 -0700
Sheriff frustrated by vacation flap

Sheriff regrets way vacation decision was made
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:49:13 -0700
Sheriff regrets way vacation decision was made

3 officers shoot armed man in Vancouver, Wash.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:14:06 -0700
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A man who refused to put down a gun was shot and killed by three officers early TOday in Vancouver. The Columbian reports police had responded to a report of an armed man about 3:30 a.m. at an intersection just west of downtown.

3 officers fatally shoot armed man in Vancouver, Wash.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:32:01 -0700
A man who refused to put down a gun was shot and killed by three officers early Tuesday in Vancouver. It was the seventh officer-involved killing in Washington in less than three weeks.

Police kill armed man in Fruit Valley
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:33 -0700
One man is believed dead after an officer-involved shooting overnight near the intersection of Fruit Valley Road and Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Deputy says he saw pastor approaching with gun
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:19:14 -0700
Deputy says he saw pastor approaching with gun

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Aberdeen 49 37 12
Airway Heights 13 12 1
Algona 9 7 2
Anacortes 31 23 8
Arlington 29 24 5
Asotin 3 3 0
Auburn 135 102 33
Bainbridge Island 28 22 6
Battle Ground 32 26 6
Bellevue 272 182 90
Bellingham 162 111 51
Black Diamond 11 10 1
Blaine 14 11 3
Bonney Lake 33 28 5
Bothell 80 55 25
Bremerton 82 66 16
Brewster 8 6 2
Brier 9 7 2
Buckley 9 9 0
Burien 33 32 1
Burlington 30 24 6
Camas 29 24 5
Castle Rock 6 5 1
Centralia 38 31 7
Chehalis 22 17 5
Cheney 20 14 6
Chewelah 7 6 1
Clarkston 14 13 1
Cle Elum 10 8 2
Clyde Hill 10 9 1
Colfax 6 6 0
College Place 14 11 3
Colton 1 1 0
Colville 14 12 2
Connell 7 7 0
Cosmopolis 6 5 1
Coulee City 1 1 0
Coulee Dam 7 7 0
Coupeville 4 4 0
Covington 13 13 0
Des Moines 57 44 13
Dupont 11 10 1
Duvall 17 15 2
East Wenatchee 24 21 3
Eatonville 7 6 1
Edgewood 11 10 1
Edmonds 66 56 10
Ellensburg 36 27 9
Elma 8 7 1
Enumclaw 29 16 13
Ephrata 18 15 3
Everett 242 198 44
Everson 6 6 0
Federal Way 160 129 31
Ferndale 22 18 4
Fife 53 30 23
Fircrest 10 9 1
Forks 10 6 4
Gig Harbor 20 17 3
Goldendale 10 9 1
Grand Coulee 7 7 0
Grandview 24 18 6
Granger 7 5 2
Granite Falls 9 8 1
Hoquiam 19 17 2
Issaquah 58 32 26
Kalama 5 5 0
Kelso 32 28 4
Kenmore 12 12 0
Kennewick 109 90 19
Kent 185 130 55
Kettle Falls 5 4 1
Kirkland 104 67 37
Kittitas 2 2 0
La Center 11 9 2
Lacey 68 50 18
Lake Forest Park 25 20 5
Lake Stevens 28 23 5
Lakewood 121 102 19
Langley 4 4 0
Liberty Lake 9 9 0
Long Beach 7 6 1
Longview 69 54 15
Lynden 18 14 4
Lynnwood 112 79 33
Mabton 4 4 0
Maple Valley 10 10 0
Marysville 79 52 27
Mattawa 3 3 0
McCleary 3 3 0
Medical Lake 7 6 1
Medina 10 8 2
Mercer Island 32 30 2
Mill Creek 32 24 8
Milton 13 12 1
Monroe 48 37 11
Montesano 10 8 2
Morton 4 3 1
Moses Lake 39 31 8
Mossyrock 1 1 0
Mount Vernon 54 43 11
Mountlake Terrace 42 31 11
Moxee 4 4 0
Mukilteo 31 27 4
Napavine 5 4 1
Newcastle 7 7 0
Normandy Park 15 13 2
North Bend 1 1 0
North Bonneville 1 1 0
Oak Harbor 39 26 13
Oakesdale 1 1 0
Ocean Shores 16 14 2
Odessa 2 2 0
Olympia 94 66 28
Omak 15 12 3
Oroville 5 4 1
Orting 9 9 0
Othello 22 16 6
Pacific 14 12 2
Palouse 3 3 0
Pasco 78 67 11
Port Angeles 54 32 22
Port Orchard 22 20 2
Port Townsend 19 15 4
Poulsbo 22 18 4
Prosser 19 11 8
Pullman 40 28 12
Puyallup 75 56 19
Quincy 13 11 2
Raymond 7 6 1
Reardan 1 1 0
Redmond 120 81 39
Renton 166 121 45
Republic 3 3 0
Richland 67 57 10
Ridgefield 8 7 1
Ritzville 4 4 0
Rosalia 2 2 0
Roy 4 3 1
Royal City 3 3 0
Ruston 4 4 0
Sammamish 22 22 0
SeaTac 42 39 3
Seattle 1825 1318 507
Sedro Woolley 20 14 6
Selah 14 13 1
Sequim 22 19 3
Shelton 32 18 14
Shoreline 48 48 0
Snohomish 26 21 5
Snoqualmie 15 12 3
Soap Lake 4 4 0
South Bend 4 3 1
Spokane 413 296 117
Spokane Valley 102 101 1
Springdale 1 1 0
Stanwood 13 11 2
Steilacoom 12 11 1
Sultan 5 5 0
Sumas 6 6 0
Sumner 31 18 13
Sunnyside 41 24 17
Tacoma 428 382 46
Tenino 6 5 1
Tieton 2 2 0
Toledo 1 1 0
Tonasket 5 4 1
Toppenish 20 15 5
Tukwila 82 66 16
Tumwater 31 25 6
Twisp 2 2 0
Union Gap 23 18 5
University Place 25 24 1
Vader 1 1 0
Vancouver 233 201 32
Walla Walla 73 44 29
Wapato 19 11 8
Warden 5 4 1
Washougal 21 19 2
Wenatchee 54 43 11
West Richland 17 14 3
Westport 9 7 2
White Salmon 6 6 0
Wilbur 2 2 0
Winlock 2 2 0
Winthrop 3 3 0
Woodinville 10 10 0
Woodland 12 10 2
Yakima 185 135 50
Yelm 16 14 2
Zillah 8 7 1
   
     
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