Overall crime reports in Enumclaw have decreased, according to police.

Every year the Enumclaw Police Department publishes an annual document that totals up the number of crimes reported in the area.

In 2024, there were a total of 446 National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) crimes reported; NIBRS is a national standard law enforcement crime data reporting system, and includes crimes like assaults, thefts, and fraud.

That’s a 20% decrease compared to 2023’s 563 reports.

A drop in theft-related crime reports looks to have strongly contributed to the overall decrease, dropping from 187 reports to 132 (a 29% decrease).

Motor vehicle thefts have risen over the last two years: 30 thefts were reported in 2021, but that jumped to 56 reports in 2022 and 67 in 2023.

But last year, motor vehicle theft reports dropped to 28, a 58% decrease.

Shoplifting, building thefts, theft from motor vehicles and thefts of motor vehicles also decreased, while all other thefts and larceny reports rose slightly. Burglaries, both residential and commercial, saw a small dip.

However, assault and other violent crime reports increased last year, from a total of 68 reports in 2023 to 78 last year, though that is mostly because intimidation reports rose from 2 in 2023 to 9 in 2024.

The Enumclaw jail was a bit busier last year, with increased arrests (211 in 2023 to 294 last year) and increased bookings: Enumclaw booked 221 people in 2023 and 295 people last year; other agency bookings went from 378 bookings to 401.

Dispatch also fielded a large increase in 911 calls, jumping from 4,522 to 7,076.

This is in part due to the EPD receiving many “non-emergent and disruptive” 911 calls, according to EPD Commander Tony Ryan.

In response, the city passed an ordinance in January that made non-valid 911 calls a misdemeanor and could result in a $1,000 fine and/or jail time.

The city can also impose a $500 civil penalty.

While calls for police services only marginally rose — from 6,143 last year to 6,195 this year — EPD officers found themselves conducting 2,104 traffic stops last year, up from 1,626 in 2023.

More crime information can be found at cityofenumclaw.net/149/Police.