While cities like New York and Florida are seeing burglaries surge by 57% to 60% in 2026, Washington state just posted a 66% drop in burglaries compared to 2025.
That is good news in a national burglary study released this week by comparethemarket.com, and Washington state residents deserve to hear it.
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That is not just good. That is the best improvement of any state in the entire country.
Washington’s Burglary Numbers in 2024 Were Bad
The 2024 FBI burglary data tells a different story from what we hear today. Seattle was ranked third worst among major American cities that year, with 8,752 reported burglaries, trailing only Houston at 13,456 and New York at 13,188. For many, that was an uncomfortable number to sit with…