If you are a victim of crime in Kitsap County, it’s getting more and more likely that a gun is involved.
Weapon law violations are at a 10-year high, jumping 42% from 106 in 2023 to 150 in 2024. “A trend we have seen is more armed encounters, whether that be robberies or assaults. Even stolen cars cases have involved stolen weapons,” Sheriff John Gese said.
As Gese looks ahead to 2025, he said serious crimes will attract much of the department’s attention. “I would say the violent crimes – like the robberies, first-degree assaults, and serious domestic violence crimes – are the ones we are going to focus on.” Robberies and criminal activity involving weapons are on the rise. Robberies rose from 28 in 2023 to 42 in 2024…