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Woodinville police chief says 2024 crime rates remain low for violent crimes but property crime is elevated; partnerships highlighted
Summary
Police Chief Myers told council that Woodinville remains generally safe with low crimes-against-persons rates; officers handled over 7,000 calls and made 199 arrests in 2024; he highlighted partnerships with Core Connect and a therapeutic response unit and previewed a new detective and a community-police academy.
Police Chief Myers presented the Woodinville Police Departments 2024 annual crime report to the council.
Myers said Woodinville continues to have a relatively low crimes-against-persons rate but a relatively high property-crime level for a city of its size, which he attributed in part to a larger commercial sector. The department recorded more than 7,000 calls for service in 2024, 199 arrests and two complaints (the chief said one complaint referenced him).
The chief highlighted partnerships that extend the department's capacity: Core Connect (a social-services follow-up partner that logged hundreds of contacts in Woodinville), and a therapeutic response unit from the King County Sheriff's Office that pairs a mental-health professional with an officer one day per week. He said the city has started one day-per-week behavioral-health co-response since December and plans to bring an MHP presenter to council later this year.
Myers noted trends that warrant continued attention, including an uptick in reported domestic-violence incidents, and said the department plans to hire a detective to specialize in domestic and intimate-partner violence. He also previewed speed-camera deployment and a spring Community Police Academy.
Council thanked the chief for the report and commended department partnerships and community engagement efforts.
