Waitsburg Crime Numbers Down

WAITSBURG – A recent rash of burglaries may adversely affect numbers for 2015, but crime statistics for Waitsburg dropped in nearly every category between 2013 and 2014. Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner presented comparison statistics that evidence what he called a “pretty significant decrease” at the April 15 Waitsburg City Council Meeting.

The only crime category to show an increase was motor vehicle theft which increased from zero in 2013 to three in 2014. Turner made special note of the decrease in domestic violence/no contact order violations which dropped from seven in 2013 to one...