Medical Lake council receives crime report

MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council received an overview of city crime statistics from Spokane County Undersheriff Dave Ellis at its Dec. 3 council meeting.

“This should give you guys more information about what is going on in Medical Lake,” Ellis said.

A report, developed by the Sheriff’s Regional Intelligence Group 9, included a variety of year-over-year crime data, plus three-year averages.

The statistics included 14 different crimes against people, society and property.

In short, overall crime in Medical Lake is either steady or has decreased in most categories, according to the report.

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