By KIRO 7 News Staff | June 10, 2023 at 9:08 am PDT
AUSTIN — Texas-based law firm Jorge Vela Law conducted a new study unveiling the five crimes reported the most in 2021 in Washington state.
The research, done by the United States Bureau of Justice, analyzed the most recent statistics of highest reported crimes in each state. The crimes that made the list for Washington state are assault, vandalism of property, larceny, vehicle theft, and burglary.
Topping the list for the number one reported crime in Washington is vandalism. It accounted for 77,062 incidents in the state. That accounted for damage and destruction of property.
The second most common crime reported is larceny, more commonly known as theft. Just over 59,000 incidents were reported in 2021.
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