SPOKANE, Wash. — Overall crime in Spokane is down, according to a new report from the Spokane Police Department, but officials say a relatively small group of young people is responsible for a disproportionate share of violent offenses.
The department said the city’s overall crime rate has fallen 22% compared with 2019 and 14% compared with 2024.
While police described those figures as encouraging, the report identifies a continuing concern: the age of people connected to violent offenses…