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Lacey Police present 2024 crime review and 2025 projections; department staffing rises to 66 of 72 authorized officers
Summary
The Lacey Police chief briefed council on 2024 crime statistics, year-to-date 2025 projections, staffing increases, and clarified the department will not participate in federal immigration administrative enforcement under state law.
Chief of Police (presented as Chief Almod) told the council the department’s crime rate has declined in recent years and summarized 2024 statistics reported to the state. He said Lacey’s overall crime rate is below the Washington state average and that both violent and property crime rates are lower than statewide averages.
"Crime rate is going down," the chief said, citing a roughly 11% drop across the 2019–2023 span and a year-over-year 10% decrease from 2023 into 2024. He attributed improvements to staffing increases, training and proactive deployments.
The chief also reviewed staffing: the…
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